In addition to the breaches that we already know about from the media, I periodically scan OCR’s list of reported breaches to see what we didn’t know about. Here are two other breaches: Pediatric Sports and Spine Associates State: Texas Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 955 Date of Breach: 2/10/10 Type of Breach: Theft Location…
Category: Health Data
Former Hospital Employee Sentenced to Over Two Years in Federal Prison for Using Patients’ Identities to Acquire Credit
Adrienne Denise Stovall, 30, a former employee of a Montgomery area hospital, has been sentenced to 24 months and 1 day in federal prison for wire fraud and stealing the identities of patients, U.S. Attorney Leura G. Canary announced yesterday. Stovall was also sentenced to serve 4 years of supervised release upon completion of her…
Former Hospital Employee Sentenced to Over Two Years in Federal Prison for Using Patients’ Identities to Acquire Credit
Adrienne Denise Stovall, 30, a former employee of a Montgomery area hospital, has been sentenced to 24 months and 1 day in federal prison for wire fraud and stealing the identities of patients, U.S. Attorney Leura G. Canary announced yesterday. Stovall was also sentenced to serve 4 years of supervised release upon completion of her…
Pointer: ABC investigation on paper records disposal in Florida
ABC has had a two-part investigation on businesses and medical offices in Florida that are just dumping records with sensitive financial and health information. It seems that although there are applicable federal laws, Florida has no state law requiring proper disposal of paper records. The series names a few of the local businesses and the…
INVESTIGATION: Medical records discovered in local dumpsters. What's being done about it?
Alan Cohn reports: An ABC Action News investigation has uncovered local businesses who are carelessly discarding your sensitive personal information. In our second installment of this Taking Action investigation, we’ve uncovered examples of private medical records thrown away unshredded. Among the documents we discovered were blood tests that showed one Tampa woman has Chronic Kidney…
UK: Health records found in Asda car park
A computer memory stick containing the sensitive information was found by a 12-year-old boy outside an Asda store. It reportedly contained the criminal histories of some violent patients as well as details about staff at the Tryst Park unit at Bellsdyke Hospital. The centre provides care for adults with severe mental health problems. Read more…