Medical Board: RI Doc Posted Patient Info On Facebook

WESTERLY, RI (CBS/AP) - A Rhode Island doctor is in trouble for inadvertently revealing a patient's identity through in Facebook post.

Dr. Alexandra Thran wrote about some of her clinical experiences at Westerly Hospital, without using patient names or intending to reveal patient information.

But, the state's medical board said she had given enough information about a patient's injuries, that someone was able to figure out whom she was referring to.

The board has reprimanded Dr. Thran over the incident and ordered her to pay a $500 administrative fee and attend a
continuing education course.
The 48-year-old Thran, who now works at Kent Hospital, also had her clinical privileges terminated from Westerly Hospital following the incident.

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