Assume that an employee of a hospital's health information management department inappropriately releases confidential information to a patient's employer. The patient decides to sue for breach of confidentiality. All the following parties could be held liable for this breach except the

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The patient's employer cannot be held liable for the breach of confidentiality as they did not have any direct involvement in the release of confidential information. The employee who released the information, as well as their supervisors and managers who failed to properly train and monitor the employee, and the hospital that employed them can all be held liable for the breach.

Assume That an Employee of a Hospital's Health Information Management