Kaiser fires staffers who snooped into Suleman`s files

Fifteen employees were fired and eight disciplined after testing revealed computer breaches at the Bellflower hospital, where Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets in January. The privacy violations occurred despite the hospital’s stepped-up efforts to shield Suleman’s records from employees who had no medical reason for accessing them, Anderson said. The hospital anticipated that Suleman’s giving birth to eight babies would create significant media interest and instituted refresher courses in patient privacy laws.

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