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Perspective

Jul. 23, 2013

Celebrity records breach highlights state laws protecting patient privacy

Cedars-Sinai recently reported that it has fired five workers and a student intern for snooping on the private medical records of Kim Kardashian. By Rabeh M. A. Soofi


By Rabeh M. A. Soofi


Cedars-Sinai recently reported that it has fired five workers and a student intern for snooping on the private medical records of Kim Kardashian. Breaches of privacy of patient medical treatment records such as those disclosed by Cedars-Sinai have dramatically increased over the last few years. With what may be the strongest laws in the nation protecting patient rights, California provides victims of privacy violations with strong grounds to ...

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