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“ It's disturbing because you're not safe. ”
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“ I'm not sure of the legality of that but to me it sounds inappropriate based on my knowledge. ”
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“ I didn't want to stir the pot up 100 percent until I had the opportunity to ask some folks. ”
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“ The motivations for doing this have nothing to do with treating the patient. ”
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“ There's some source within our system. ”
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“ It's disturbing because you're not safe. ”
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“ I'm not sure of the legality of that but to me it sounds inappropriate based on my knowledge. ”
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“ I didn't want to stir the pot up 100 percent until I had the opportunity to ask some folks. ”
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“ The motivations for doing this have nothing to do with treating the patient. ”
Entities Mentioned
- Congress
- Chicago
- Health Insurance Portability
- Hipaa
- Hospital
- Sun
- Georgetown University
- University Medical Center
- UMC
- Kathy Silver
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Private information about accident victims treated at University Medical Center has apparently been leaking for months, the Sun has learned, allegedly so ambulance-chasing attorneys could mine for clients.
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