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Hospital Workers Who Leak Information to Tabloids Should Be Ashamed of Themselves

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cdnurse

3 months ago

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Source: Daily Intel


June 16, 2008

This morning the Daily News' "Rush & Molloy" column comes down on "dirt-diggers" who pay hospital staffers to tell them about celebrities' medical conditions. The gossip columnists got their hands on some taped conversations between Globe editors and hosp


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    cdnurse

    3 months ago

    3074 comments

    kat and gdhipp: You both have said a mouthful. I find it mind blowing that there is a law for this. Anyone in this area of work should just know right from wrong. Like you said kat, if not, go sell cars. Are, go into politics.

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    kat88

    3 months ago

    96 comments

    I agree gd this is beyond HIPPA, it is unethical. If a person is into that sort of thing, health care is not for you..take up acting or selling real estate

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    gdhipp

    3 months ago

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    I agree. Did they forget the HIPAA law. Come on all ready the law is the law. We all have this drilled into our brains on a daily bases. Some of us can recite it. They need to lose their license and go to jail.

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    cdnurse

    3 months ago

    3074 comments

    This makes me sick. Those who give out the information should lose their license to practice and go to jail.

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