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Massive Firing -- You Can't Do Dat to Brit!

Posted Mar 14th 2008 6:10PM by TMZ Staff

UCLA Medical Center is terminating at least 13 staff members and suspending at least six others for looking at the confidential medical records of Britney Spears while she was hospitalized there.

The LA Times reports that in addition to these firings, at least six doctors will face disciplinary action for snooping into her computerized records at the hospital.

According to the Times, UCLA officials admitted this wasn't the first time Spears' privacy had been compromised. Several employees were caught snooping into her records in September 2005 after she gave birth to her first son, Sean Preston, at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center. A few of those employees were fired as well.

Spears was admitted to the hospital on January 31 -- after being placed on a "5150 hold" when it was determined she posed a danger to herself or others. She was released February 6.

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31. goooooooood!!!

Posted at 7:09PM on Mar 14th 2008 by SoliZs_Gurl

32. If it wasn't for site's like this, willing to pay for DIRT, they still might be employed, but you waved the mighty dollar in front of their nose's. They were weak, you are weaker!

Posted at 7:10PM on Mar 14th 2008 by Ask Me How I REALLY Feel

33. Just remember you can Never trust a Bruin!

Posted at 7:14PM on Mar 14th 2008 by mickeylou

34. Great.....just goes to prove not everything this girl does is everybody's business!! Finally someone stood up and took the proper action.

Posted at 8:32AM on Mar 15th 2008 by Dharma

35. She should sue the hell out of them as well.

Posted at 7:14PM on Mar 14th 2008 by loving the cooter

36. HARVEY GET MORE ON THIS, GET TO CRACKEN BROTHER.

Posted at 7:18PM on Mar 14th 2008 by Robert

37. The Privacy Act was written into law to protect, it should make any difference if it was a nurse, surgeon,doctor or orderly, her privacy was breached. They should all suffer the same outcome!

Posted at 7:25PM on Mar 14th 2008 by Lekili

38. Qote : 14.

OH YAH. THAT'S SMART. FIRE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE TRAINED IN THE MEDICAL/HEALTH INDUSTRY WHERE THEY HELP OTHERS. FOR WHAT? LOOKING AT A WORTHLESS WENCHES MEDICAL FILES??? YAH I CAN SEE WHERE THAT MAKES SENSE. NOT.

Posted at 6:40PM on Mar 14th 2008 by BITE ME..."

How about if your records were leaked you stoooopid ass?

Posted at 7:27PM on Mar 14th 2008 by BlueJayFlys

39. Well, I guess that pretty much validates TMZ's assertion that "sources inside UCLA Medical Center tell TMZ" when TMZ was reporting on Britney during her hospitalization.

Posted at 7:34PM on Mar 14th 2008 by just me

40. Why doesn't the dumbass hospital password her file?

Posted at 7:34PM on Mar 14th 2008 by ???????

41. In response to: 20. my sister in law looks at peoples records ALL the flipping time at Kaiser. FIRE her Kaiser!

Posted at 6:58PM on Mar 14th 2008 by deb

If she isn't personally working on the records that she's looking at or doesn't have another valid reason for looking at them, then she should be fired. Every person on the planet has the right to privacy when it comes to their medical files.

Posted at 7:35PM on Mar 14th 2008 by Sabrina

42. Newsflash,people-in the U.S.,your medical records are as confidential as the front page of the NY Times;

In your physicians' office,who handles paperwork? File clerk,nurse,med. assistant,insurance coder,transcriptionist.
Do you have medical insurance? Paperwork is seen/handled by claims office,file clerks,coders.
Ever filed lawsuit as a plantiff,perhaps for injuries resulting from car accident? The defendants' side requests your medical records from all physicians you've seen to determine whether or not you had pre-existing condition,and all these records are seen/handled by file clerks,paralegals,transcriptionists,as well as file clerks at Dr.s' offices.
Ever called Dr.s' office after hours for Rx refill? The people at answering service enter your request into computer so as to have legal record ,then relay call to your physician.

Posted at 9:30PM on Mar 14th 2008 by Anne

43. That's why the have HIPPA in place. To protect your privacy. All of the medical staff know this.

Posted at 7:41PM on Mar 14th 2008 by tmm

44. Good! Really good. Protect privacy, people!

Posted at 7:39PM on Mar 14th 2008 by Jim

45. SUE THERE ASSES BRIT !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 7:42PM on Mar 14th 2008 by nick

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