Kaiser fires security exec amid alleged police database breach Beckers Hospital Review Healthcare News Analysis

pKaiser Permanente has terminated its national director of corporate security investigations Craig Chew amid allegations he received confidential data from a California criminal database accessed by an Oakland police officer the Mercury News reported April 6ppMr Chew a former police officer was fired along with several subordinates after allegedly receiving information about threats against at least one Kaiser employee from the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System which includes criminal and driving records as well as access to national law enforcement databases It is illegal under state law to use the system for nonlaw enforcement purposesppAccording to the report the Oakland Police Department has opened internal and criminal investigations into the matter and has also placed the officer on administrative leaveppI can state that I never illegally obtained requested nor directed any of my staff to obtain search results from the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System while working at Kaiser Mr Chew told the news outlet If Kaiser is true to its policy of conducting fair and thorough investigations in matters of workplace complaints Kaiser knows this statement is false Their reason for terminating me and many others is a complete fabricationppKaiser Permanente takes matters of security and inappropriate behavior amongst our staff seriously When we investigate and confirm evidence of illegal behavior we address it notify law enforcement and cooperate fully with their investigation as appropriate a spokesperson for the Oaklandbased health system told the Mercury News We are committed to fully complying with all applicable laws and regulations and demonstrating high ethical standards in everything we doppMarch recorded 58 large healthcare data breaches the lowest total for the month since 2022 HIPAA Journal reported AprilppCleveland Clinic is on the leading edge of healthcare transformation with accelerated digital technology and artificial intelligence integration The 23hospitalppHealth system executives have been talking about innovation for years until it almost became a meaningless word Some systemspp18004172035ppbeckerbeckershealthcarecomppCopyright 2025 Beckers Healthcare All Rights Reserved Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Linking and Reprinting Policy  Employee Accessp