US EditionDordrecht Hospital Dismisses Two Workers for Viewing 1,100 Patient Files Illegally
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The Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Dordrecht has fired two employees who unauthorizedly accessed more than 1,100 patient records. They accessed confidential information "out of curiosity," the hospital reports. One of them, for example, accessed his neighbor's records. Employees are only allowed to access patient records if there is a treatment relationship and the access is necessary. One of the employees caught did not work in a healthcare depa…
Dordrecht hospital dismisses two workers for viewing 1,100 patient files illegally
The Albert Schweitzer Hospital has fired two employees for looking into patients’ files out of curiosity. During an internal check, it emerged that a total of 1,100 files had been opened without authorization, the Dordrecht-based hospital announced on Thursday.
Albert Schweitzer Hospital has fired two employees for reviewing numerous patient records out of curiosity. An inspection revealed that a total of 1,100 records had been accessed unauthorized, the hospital, headquartered in Dordrecht, announced Thursday.
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