SALISBURY — The federal government has reopened an investigation into the violation of patient privacy rights at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
It’s the third time the case has been investigated.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights closed the original investigation Jan. 3 after the hospital agreed to undergo voluntary corrective action.
The case was reopened a few weeks later and then closed with a finding of “insufficient evidence/no violation.”
Recently, the case was reopened once again. The investigation is ongoing, a federal spokeswoman said Thursday.
Read more in Friday’s Post.
Contact reporter Emily Ford at 704-797-4264.