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Archive > December, 2009 Vol. X, No. 12

Legal Update

Tweet, Tweet Goes Patient Information

Bahar Azhdari; and Mark Peters, JD

It's a safe bet that many of your staff Facebook or Twitter while at work, either on your facility's computers or on their cell phones. Harmless? Hardly. This raw and uncensored communication threatens patient confidentiality and creates new issues for you. Consider this scenario.

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