Mayo Clinic faces lawsuit for patient privacy violations
Mayo Clinic is facing at least two class action lawsuits and possibly individual civil suits in connection to a former employee who inappropriately accessed the records of 1,614 patients, including intimate photos. 12:25 pm, Nov. 9, 2020 ×
In the wake of a former employee illicitly accessing more than 1,600 patient records, which included nude photos, Mayo Clinic is facing at least two class action lawsuits and possibly individual civil suits.
Mayo Clinic’s Privacy Office notified 1,614 patients that an employee had inappropriately accessed their records without any medical reason, a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.