Hospital Fires 20 Employees for Violating Richard Collier’s Privacy
Nov 2nd 2008 9:57AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Jaguars
Twenty employees of a Florida hospital have been fired for violating the privacy of Richard Collier, the Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman who was shot on September 2.
The employees, who include nurses, admissions workers and patient relations staff at Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center, were accused of breaking federal privacy rules by snooping at Collier’s medical records.
Channel 4 news in Jacksonville reports that the employees were fired for violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which is designed to protect patients medical records.Continue Reading
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