After a University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) nurse practitioner transferred to a new facility and took a list of URMC patients to her new employer without their consent, the center is reviewing its privacy policies, The Democrat and Chronicle reports. URMC CEO Mark Taubman acknowledges that the move was a breach of HIPAA and that reform is in order. “This is a wake-up call. This is a slap in the face saying, hey, there is a system problem here," he said. “Sometimes you just don't see these things until you get burned." The nurse practitioner requested the list citing a desire to use the data as a way to “ensure continuity of care,” the report states.
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