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Author: Dissent

Former anesthesiologist arrested on four charges

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Dissent

Elisa Glushefski reports: A former Prince William Hospital anesthesiologist was arrested on four criminal charges Thursday—two weeks after authorities received a call of suspicious findings in a doctor’s bunkroom, police said Friday. Dr. Carlos Ocampo, 38, of 5438 Long Boat Court in Fairfax, turned himself in to police Thursday and was charged with prescription fraud,…

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FL: Hospital Worker Stole Identity

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Dissent

A Central Florida hospital worker was arrested Friday on suspicion of using medical records to steal a patient’s identity. Joan Allison Thompson, 30, of Rockledge, faces four counts of criminal use of personal identification, two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, four counts of uttering a forged instrument and one count of scheme…

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HHS, Providence Health & Services Agree on Corrective Action Plan

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Dissent

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has entered into a resolution agreement with Seattle-based Providence Health & Services (Providence) to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. In the agreement, Providence agrees to pay $100,000 and implement a detailed corrective action…

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Wilmington L.A. Weight Loss closes, dumps client files in trash bin

Posted on July 18, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

David Reynolds reports in Star-News: L.A. Weight Loss has shut its doors in a strip mall listed as 228 Eastwood Road, leaving some customers without services they say they’ve paid for. A paper sign on the door says the center is closed permanently. And this week, the Star-News found clients’ files thrown in a Dumpster…

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UK: Patient data of 45,000 'is stolen from cupboard'

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Dissent

SOUTHWARK PRIMARY Care Trust lost sensitive and confidential information on 45,000 of the country’s most vulnerable patients, after a portable hard drive was reportedly stolen from a specialist disability rehabilitation centre. The hard drive – containing the name, address, telephone number and a description of the level of disability of 45,000 patients at Crystal Palace’s…

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UK: Laptop with patient files stolen

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Dissent

A laptop containing the details of 89 patients has been stolen from Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary, it has emerged. NHS Forth Valley said the break-in happened last month at the hospital’s audiology department when the offices were closed. Full story – BBC

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