Navy sailor disciplined for trying to access Biden's health records early this year
The Defense Department says a Navy sailor tried to access President Joe Biden’s medical records early this year, but no personal information was compromised
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Published - Jul 09, 2024, 08:57 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 09, 2024, 08:57 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy sailor tried to access President Joe Biden's medical records early this year, but the Pentagon said no information was compromised.
According to the Navy, a sailor assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command searched for the name “Joseph Biden” in the military's health care system, called Genesis. The Navy said the sailor searched “out of curiosity.”
A co-worker reported the breach of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigated and concluded that the record the sailor accessed was “not the electronic record of the President of the United States."
