Six Fired at Cedars-Sinai for Patient Record Privacy Breach
Five workers and one student research assistant at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have been fired because they inappropriately accessed 14 patient medical records between June 18 and June 24, according to a statement from the hospital. Four of those fired were employees of community physicians with medical staff privileges at Cedars-Sinai, one was an employed medical assistant at the hospital and the sixth was an unpaid student research assistant.
- "Six People Fired From Cedars-Sinai Over Patient Privacy Breaches" (Gorman/Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 7/12).