CA: Pacific Hospital Self-Reported Employee Fraud, Still Fined $225k

[kirniki <kirniki () gmail com>]

http://www.lbpost.com/news/ryan/10700

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Friday levied a
$225,000 fine against Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, alleging that the
facility "failed to prevent unauthorized access" after an employee obtained
patients' personal information - including names and social security numbers
- and used it to open fraudulent telephone service accounts in late 2009.

An official report of findings by the CDPH indicates that Pacific Hospital
self-reported the violation and terminated the employee, working closely
with local law enforcement. Police arrested the healthcare worker - a female
telemetry technician/unit clerk in the Medical/Surgical unit - on November
5, 2009. The CDPH began their investigation the following day.

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