Prime Healthcare Services fined $95,000 in privacy case
Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 12:21
in Mathematics & Economics
The state Department of Public Health says the company's Shasta Regional Medical Center improperly disclosed a patient's medical files.State officials have fined hospital chain Prime Healthcare Services Inc. $95,000 for violating patient confidentiality by sharing a woman's medical files with journalists and sending an email about her treatment to 785 hospital employees.