Three Plea Guilty to Violating HIPAA Privacy Laws

THREE PLEA GUILTY TO VIOLATION OF HIPAA LAW

Little Rock--July 20, 2009-- Little Rock - Two women and a doctor plead guilty to improperly viewing medical files under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The three could face a maximum of a year in federal prison and a $50,000 fine each. All three admitted to accessing a patient's files out of curiosity after watching a news report on television about KATV's Anne Pressly. All three stated that they had received HIPAA training.

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