Employees fired for looking at NFL player's records

Beth Walsh | | Health Exec | Cybersecurity

Two Miami hospital employees have been fired for inappropriately accessing the medical records of an NFL player.

Jason Pierre-Paul's records were published by ESPN's Adam Schefter while the Giants defensive end was in surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital having his finger amputated.

"Protecting the privacy of our patients is a top priority at Jackson Health System," the hospital said in a statement. "Any time we have allegations of a breach, we immediately and thoroughly investigate."

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Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.

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