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I know, I read that. I'm just surprised that nearly a dozen workers got fired over it. If Jussie did not do what he did, these women would have never been fired. IT is connected.
If the beer maker hadn't made the beer that my buddy stole in highschool from the grocery store he worked at he never would have been fired.
I know, I read that. I'm just surprised that nearly a dozen workers got fired over it. If Jussie did not do what he did, these women would have never been fired. IT is connected.
We can blame Jussie for being a liar but these employees know what the drill is and they still chose to access a patient record they shouldn't have accessed. That's on them.
There is ongoing training when it comes to compliance and this is one of the best hospitals in the city. They can't afford to mess around with patient privacy.
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^^^^This.
They broke the LAW, this isn't getting dismissed for political correctness.
And they knew better but just couldn't help themselves. They're as dumb about their careers as Smollett was.
Still smells like selective enforcement to me. I bet if Northwestern conducted an audit to determine how many of its personnel had viewed someone's medical records without any medical need to do so and fired everyone who did, they'd have to shut down for lack of staff.
Still smells like selective enforcement to me. I bet if Northwestern conducted an audit to determine how many of its personnel had viewed someone's medical records without any medical need to do so and fired everyone who did, they'd have to shut down for lack of staff.
They should be held accountable as well. Just like cops, DMV workers, etc. who access data without cause. No one made them do it.
Still smells like selective enforcement to me. I bet if Northwestern conducted an audit to determine how many of its personnel had viewed someone's medical records without any medical need to do so and fired everyone who did, they'd have to shut down for lack of staff.
No they wouldn't. You WILL lose your job and can be fined and imprisoned for HIPAA violations. It's no joke. Most people with such access are ethical and wouldn't do that.
No they wouldn't. You WILL lose your job and can be fined and imprisoned for HIPAA violations. It's no joke. Most people with such access are ethical and wouldn't do that.
Yeah, OK.
I've worked in various highly secured environments for two decades. Sometimes you come across information you shouldn't have, whether it was careless or inadvertent or the parties involved didn't realize it was a violation at the time. It's not really a problem unless that information leaves the office. Otherwise, if everyone in my office got fired for inadvertently laying eyes on protected information or allowing information they're supposed to protect to end up in front of someone else's eyes, there'd be virtually nobody left here -- including many of the people who'd be doing the firing.
I've worked in various highly secured environments for two decades. Sometimes you come across information you shouldn't have, whether it was careless or inadvertent or the parties involved didn't realize it was a violation at the time. It's not really a problem unless that information leaves the office. Otherwise, if everyone in my office got fired for inadvertently laying eyes on protected information or allowing information they're supposed to protect to end up in front of someone else's eyes, there'd be virtually nobody left here -- including many of the people who'd be doing the firing.
You don't really get it. You can't accidentally happen upon this information in a hospital. And there's no such thing as not knowing what protocol is in a hospital setting. You're dreaming if you think things are that relaxed.
Quite frankly, I'm surprised there were as many as a dozen idiots who took the risk knowing that IT logs show who looked at what and when they looked at it.
Most information I have in doing my job cannot be discussed. How long do you think I'd keep my job or be able to get work in my industry if I wasn't ethical?
My son will be immediately fired if he takes his cell phone out in the department he works in.
Every industry has it's rules / regulations. Most people are ethical and follow them.
You don't really get it. You can't accidentally happen upon this information in a hospital. And there's no such thing as not knowing what protocol is in a hospital setting. You're dreaming if you think things are that relaxed.
You mean the patient chart isn't dangling on a clipboard at the foot of the bed?
Quite frankly, I'm surprised there were as many as a dozen idiots who took the risk knowing that IT logs show who looked at what and when they looked at it.
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And yet you're willing to take the accusation as presented at face value without any curiosity about context or details?
We pretty much now know how it panned out. And as usual.... a hoax.
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