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Family says woman violated HIPAA, ‘weaponized’ info
A medical administrator at West Virginia University Medical Corporation allegedly accessed a family's private health records without authorization over several years and used the information in a family dispute, prompting a civil lawsuit filed July 23 in Kanawha Circuit Court.
Why it matters: Healthcare organizations and compliance officers need to audit access logs and enforce strict role-based access controls to prevent unauthorized medical record access by staff, as this case demonstrates how HIPAA breaches can occur from insiders with system access.
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