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'At least 50' hospital employees fired over Jussie Smollett medical records access
americanthinker.com ^ | 3/9/2019 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 03/09/2019 11:30:04 AM PST by rktman

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To: mosaicwolf

“Because the records belonged to a person of color not an old white guy. “

Years ago I dated a nurse who told me that the nurses and doctors kept records of the penis length of every corpse that came in. The record was a black WWII vet. A nurse took his penis and wrapped it around his leg and it touched itself on the other side.

There was a brouhaha at my college when the students took to hiding severed heads in each other’s lockers, cabinets or desks. (All of this took place in the dark times of the mid seventies.)


41 posted on 03/09/2019 12:05:19 PM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: sparklite2

The initial reports were that black guys got fired, but the fellow scape-goated was white.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/30324/exclusive-lawsuit-alleges-aramark-corp-wrongfully-paul-bois


42 posted on 03/09/2019 12:05:28 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: rktman

The IT network folks are going to be sued for inappropriate permissions to access information.


43 posted on 03/09/2019 12:09:34 PM PST by Jumper (The DNC's Big Tent ... a place where he opposition to America comes together)
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To: Enterprise

It says “may have been fired”.


44 posted on 03/09/2019 12:13:35 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: Enterprise

The VA sure does this.


45 posted on 03/09/2019 12:14:50 PM PST by 31R1O
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To: Mastador1

HIPAA.


46 posted on 03/09/2019 12:22:10 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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To: AppyPappy

If you don’t fire your employees that violate HIPPA the fines will take you right out of business. Heck they still might get fined out of business.


47 posted on 03/09/2019 12:25:04 PM PST by discostu (I know that's a bummer baby, but it's got precious little to do with me)
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To: redshawk

Found this on the net


Criminal Penalties

For a HIPAA violation to be considered criminal, the person who committed the violation must have done so willingly, knowing the implications of divulging the patient information. Like the HIPAA civil penalties, there are different levels of severity for criminal violations. The minimum penalty is $50,000 and up to one year in jail. Violations committed under false pretenses require a penalty of $100,000 and up to five years in prison. The most severe penalty is enforced in cases where the intent was to sell, transfer or use patient information for commercial advantage, personal gain, or malicious harm. This type of violation is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and up to 10 years of jail time.

For an in-depth definition of these penalties, read more on HHS.gov.


48 posted on 03/09/2019 12:25:11 PM PST by redshawk (0pansy is a Liar and Hates.........he just hates!)
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To: Guenevere

Because HIPPA fines can go up to $1.5 million per violation, and each improper record access is a violation. This could be a $75 million fine for the hospital. Their only recourse is to scorch the earth and hope that shows institutional regret and the fines are small.


49 posted on 03/09/2019 12:27:10 PM PST by discostu (I know that's a bummer baby, but it's got precious little to do with me)
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To: rktman

Ever wonder why Trump’s taxes have not been leaked? Or the taxes of pretty much anyone else with a high profile.

Well, with the IRS, when you have higher and higher profile people, you need more and more people to authorize access. When you get to Trump, it probably takes 10 people, including higher management, of course, to approve someone new wanting to look at his taxes. And if you do ask for access, you sure as hell better have a good reason for it, since any of those 10 people could probably start termination proceedings against you if you don’t (and I doubt that more than 2 or 3 are even authorized today...and obviously they don’t feel it’s worth being fired and jailed to go to bat for Hillary).

Like it or not, they do have a good system there. This STUPID HOSPITAL, and I’m sure most others, could learn a thing or two from the IRS.

One other thought - I do wonder if the peeping toms were limited to 50 people, or maybe they just didn’t like those 50 people. Either way, that is still a boatload of people to fire at once. Look for class action.


50 posted on 03/09/2019 12:31:41 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: rktman

Can President Trmp hire the person responsible for this mass firing to be in charge of securith at the IRS? They could use a mass firing for general nosiness in taxpayers’ files.


51 posted on 03/09/2019 12:36:10 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Leave the job, leave the clearance. It should be the same rule for the Swamp as for everyone else.)
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To: BobL
...since any of those 10 people could probably start termination proceedings against you...

And that could result in your losing your job in ten or fifteen years!

52 posted on 03/09/2019 12:36:20 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: Steely Tom

I hear you, but probably not for doing that - I’m sure they’ll move quickly. It’s not like Hillary’s server there.


53 posted on 03/09/2019 12:38:19 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: Enterprise

Or a hospital will be closing after the consequences of a heavy self inflicted labor shortage come to light.


54 posted on 03/09/2019 12:39:04 PM PST by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: BobL

So much for my post about hiring the mass firer for the IRS. It is good to hear if privacy at the IRS is handled that seriously.


55 posted on 03/09/2019 12:39:08 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Leave the job, leave the clearance. It should be the same rule for the Swamp as for everyone else.)
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To: BobL
I hear you, but probably not for doing that - I’m sure they’ll move quickly. It’s not like Hillary’s server there.

I bet you're right. I'm sure they can move damn fast when the politics favor it.

56 posted on 03/09/2019 12:39:43 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: Macoozie
Imagine your relative is in the hospital, and it takes fifteen minutes to answer a buzzer due to a labor shortage created as a PR stunt. They die. Think a good lawyer can extract recompense?
57 posted on 03/09/2019 12:41:55 PM PST by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: Steely Tom

They had scandals in the past when people would rifle though their neighbor’s taxes, but that was over 10 years ago. I haven’t heard of anything since.


58 posted on 03/09/2019 12:42:24 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: rktman

Seems a bit excessive. Why not suspend them without pay for a short time, fire anyone who was supervisory who had knowledge or opportunity to stop it?


59 posted on 03/09/2019 12:45:10 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: rktman

Plus, no one ever fired the mystery nurse with the Richard Gere rodent story, hey.


60 posted on 03/09/2019 12:45:55 PM PST by Yaelle
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