In an article published on Law360.com, Eileen Elliott comments on the recent privacy breach that is believed to involve Kim Kardashian.
The article details the privacy breaches at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center that resulted in six employees losing their jobs. Elliott discusses the hospital’s response to the employee misconduct and the difficulties in protecting celebrity privacy.
“Elliott agreed it could be tricky to balance the desire for quick access with the need for privacy, but said that, at the very least, hospitals should recognize the temptations that arise when celebrities visit and take action to draw a curtain in front of prying eyes.
‘There should be ways to encrypt or to increase security in very high-risk situations,’ she said.”
Read the full article here: Privacy Snafu at Kardashian Hospital Exposes HIPAA Hazards.
