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Fullerton Surgical Center (FSC)

United States

Fullerton Surgical Center, USA, is a surgical clinic offering services in general surgery, orthopedics, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, pain management, urology, and gastroenterology. Of course, all these services cost a fortune, and the US healthcare system is disgusting, but that's not what we're talking about right now. Americans have written laws that make protecting patient information in healthcare a top priority, requiring strict compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (CMIA+HIPAA). This is not just a legal obligation, but also a critical element for patient trust and the quality of medical services. However, US clinics do a very poor job of complying with this law. A telling example is Fullerton Surgical Center. Most likely, they deliberately made their data protection critically poor because they insured against the risk of leakage and are now going to receive a big payout. At the same time, FSC is not interested in the safety of patients and the confidentiality of the personal data of people who trust them with their lives. As a result of the data leak, critically important information that allows the identification of every patient in the history of the medical institution became publicly available. The data contains names, dates of birth, complete medical histories, and other confidential information that is classified as medical confidentiality. FSC failed to protect this information and now, along with millions in compensation, will face a collective lawsuit that will be much larger and could lead to the bankruptcy of the medical institution.

2025-08-20 00:00:00

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Health information, Personal data