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Admitted HIPAA Noncompliance at UPMC: Penalties Must Be Applied to Make Laws Effective

Monday, April 16th, 2007

On April 13 the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) admitted to using the records of 80 patients, including names and Social Security numbers, for a presentation they made at a 2002 symposium, in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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