I did not read through all the responses , so forgive me if I am repetitive . If the Pediatrician is an employee of the hospital system where you had the baby , she could have violated the HIPPA regulation . It stands for The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 . The physician and the nurse that called her would be in violation . The nurse was definitely an employee . She could be fired over this violation . They may be forgiving more for the physician , but she could in fact lose her privileges at the hospital or be disciplined in another way . The same thing happens if an employee of the hospital looks up the digital record of a patient but had nothing to do with the care of that patient . I have seen and heard of many people being fired over this . The HIPPA regulation is one of the 100 ' s of papers you signed during the admitting process when you wife went into the hospital . So if the hospital finds out , they will or should pursue this even without your input . But if you want to make sure it is followed up , just contact a hospital administrator and they have to follow up on it .