Technician gave negative results 2 patients die.....

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2605581/Ex-radiology-tech-filed-false-mammogram-results.html

Scandal as two patients die from breast cancer and ten more diagnosed after technician gave negative results to 1,289 patients because she was 'behind in work'

  • Rachel Rapraeger told authorities she was had a personal issues that caused her to be disinterested in her job so she became backlogged
  • To catch up, the 33-year-old entered more than 1,200 mammogram results as negative without a doctor's review
  • Of those 1,289 test results, 10 of the patients had breast cancer and were not informed
  • Two of those patients have since died of the disease
  • On Tuesday, Rapraeger copped to a plea deal and agreed to serve six months in prison and ten years of probation
  • She will have to pay a $12,500 fine and will not be allowed to work in the health field for a decade
note:The hospital destroyed the computer and hard drive that this technician used --- smells like a cover up too.........

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