Boston hospitals are reviewing their security after a woman roamed several facilities, observing surgeries and attending patient rounds under the false claim of being a doctor in training, according to an article on the Fierce Healthcare website.
The woman was able to shadow a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston last September by forging recommendation letters. She appeared in the hospital again without permission in December.
That same week, she also entered Massachusetts General Hospital and was caught on her way to Boston Children’s Hospital.
The breaches point to the difficulty large facilities can have to monitor thousands of patients, family members, clinicians and other staff members.
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