Mayo fires two professionals for violating patient info confidentiality.

Dr. John Noseworthy, Mayo Clinic's national CEO, has fired two employees who violated privacy policies.

"I authorized the termination of employment of a Mayo physician and a member of our allied health staff, each for inappropriately accessing and looking through a patient's confidential record," Noseworthy tells Mayo employees in a newsletter. He said it was one of the most difficult decisions he will ever make. He doesn't name the individuals.