Vanderbilt University Medical Center is under investigation for allegedly releasing a transgender patient's medical records.

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Hospital Under Investigation For Allegedly Sharing Transgender Patient Records

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is under investigation for allegedly releasing a transgender patients medical records. The investigated is the investigation is being run by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil rights. It follows a lawsuit by two people last month which claimed they were among 100 people whose records were turned over to the Tennessee Attorney General without their knowledge. The lawsuit claims the state's request for information was quote negatively targeted. The targeting the transgender community. Vanderbilt responded to the lawsuit in a statement to CNN saying it quote, complies with all health care, privacy and security requirements established under both federal and Tennessee law including but not limited to.