This document discusses several celebrity medical privacy breaches that increased awareness of HIPAA. It summarizes incidents where UCLA fired 13 employees for accessing Britney Spears' records without authorization, one employee was indicted for snooping in records and selling the information, 27 hospital workers accessed George Clooney's records though most weren't involved in his care, and a CNN report of 23 employees punished under HIPAA for privacy violations - with 15 fired and 8 receiving other punishment. The document concludes by noting 5 privacy incidents at Springhill with 3 terminations and 2 requiring counseling.