Andrea Smith, a LPN of Truman, Arkansas, pled guilty to wrongfully disclosing a patient’s health information for a personal gain. She faces a maximum penalty of 10 years of imprisonment, and a $250,000 fine. Andrea, and her husband Justin Smith, were indicted on federal charges by violating the HIPPA in December of 2006. She was working at the Northeast Arkansas multispecialty clinic, in Jonesboro. Basically, Andrea Smith accessed a patient’s private medical information on November 28, 2006. She then shared the information with her husband, on the same day, her husband called the patient and reporting told the patient he intend to use the information against the patient in an upcoming legal proceeding. Smith doesn’t work the clinic anymore,
