Jeff D. Gorman reports:
A woman who wrongly accused a clinic employee of revealing her pregnancy in breach of medical confidentiality committed defamation, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled.
Karen Greene complained that Beverly Tinker improperly gained access to Greene’s medical file at the Pilot Station Health Clinic in 2007.
Though Tinker said she merely looked up an appointment date, which she shared with clerical worker Rose Zacharof, Greene said Tinker was trying to discover her medical information.
The two woman are distant relatives, and “there is a history of animosity” between their families, according to Friday’s ruling by the Alaska Supreme Court.
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