Thursday 7 August 2008

More UCLA Workers Peeked at Celebs' Records


When Britney Spears was hospitalized for psychiatrical evaluation last January at UCLA Medical Center, it was fictitious that the singer would be safe in the hands of medical professionals.

But no one could receive guessed that behind closed doors, trusted UCLA hospital workers were peeking at her confidential medical records.



In a new body politic report, The California Department of Health found that nearly twice as many medical center employees than were previously reported peeked at secret medical records at UCLA.

In other words an additional 60 employees looked through patients' private records from 2004-2006, doubling the original reported number of accused employees.



Among those affected were Farah Fawcett, and California First Lady Maria Shriver.

The report as well states the privacy of a "well-known individual" was breached by two nurses and an emergency room technician world Health Organization called up the patient's computerized records as of late as mid-April.


"What we're seeing here is a top pattern of repeated violations of