California health regulators have connected 14 more people affiliated with UCLA Medical Center, including four physicians, to the improper viewing of celebrity medical records, bringing the number of current and former workers apparently implicated in the snooping scandal to 68.We remind you UCLA is the government.Will national health care protect your privacy?
The additional violations came to light in a report by the California Department of Public Health, which was sent to the hospital Friday. The findings are the latest to stem from reports in The Times about UCLA employees' prying into records of celebrities and co-workers. The regulators faulted UCLA for failure to maintain patient confidentiality and report the breaches to regulators.
The key findings relate to the activities of Lawanda J. Jackson, a longtime administrative specialist who allegedly pried into the medical records of 61 patients, including celebrities and co-workers.
According to the new report, Jackson reviewed the records of actress Farrah Fawcett on 104 days between July 1, 2006, and May 21, 2007. She also looked at the records of pop star Britney Spears, whose medical files have been viewed inappropriately by dozens of other UCLA workers, according to the report and interviews. (Jackson is not mentioned by name in the records, nor are the celebrities involved, but The Times has confirmed their identities.)
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
State report sheds light on snooping into UCLA Medical Center files on Farrah Fawcett and Britney Spears
The L.A. Times reports:
