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Doc avoids jail time after criminal violation of HIPAA

Posted on January 18, 2019June 25, 2025 by Dissent

There’s a follow-up to a case previously noted on this blog that involved a Georgia cardiologist improperly disclosing pediatric patients’ information to a sales rep for Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc.  Nate Raymond of Reuters reports that:

Dr. Eduardo Montana, 56, was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley in Boston to six months of probation and a $5,000 fine after pleading guilty in February to a misdemeanor charge related to the improper disclosures.

 

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