1.0 link 72634 <![CDATA[What Celebrities Can Teach Us About Healthcare: George Clooney Edition]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/what-celebrities-can-teac_b_72634.html What do George Clooney, Newt Gingrich, and the Hungarian Communist Party have in common? They each have something to teach us about health care information, privacy, and public confidence.

As most Americans probably know, Clooney had a motorcycle accident a few weeks ago and was treated in a New Jersey hospital. Twenty-seven hospital workers -- including doctors, nurses, and clerical staff -- were later suspended for accessing his medical records. Apparently some of them peddled his medical information to the...

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