Friday, January 28, 2011

U of I Possible Medical Records Breach

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is looking into possibility someone violated the privacy of 13 football players by inappropriately accessing their medical records. Current federal law allows access to patient medical records by health care workers with a legitimate reasons to see them . The players and their families were notified of the possible violations today. The investigation's expected to take a couple of weeks.

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