Settlement with U.S. regulators also calls for UCLA to retrain staff and take steps to prevent future breaches. Some staff have already been fired for viewing the records of Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson and others.UCLA Health System has agreed to pay $865,500 as part of a settlement with federal regulators announced Thursday after two celebrity patients alleged that hospital employees broke the law and reviewed their medical records without authorization.
Ucla Hospitals To Pay $865,500 For Breaches Of Celebrities' Privacy
Los Angeles Times - Top News, Los Angeles Times
Thu, 07/07/2011 - 9:00pm
Topics: celebrities hospital privacy privacy violation ucla
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