A 48-year-old woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars from patients at the dental offices where she worked has been arrested, authorities said yesterday. Emily Marie Forbes was taken into custody Tuesday at Scripps Ranch Family Dentistry on Scripps Trail, said El Cajon police Lt. Tim Henton. She is accused of bilking 18 people out…
Category: Health Data
Medical records found in dumpster
A 2 Wants to Know investigation found 623 medical files in a dumpster, unshredded. The records in question, which contained personal information, social security numbers, and health details, came from Battleground Urgent Care which is now Prompt Med. <blockquote>When News 2’s Ashley Smith asked if the records were from the facility, the President of Prompt…
Medical Records Found In Dumpster
A 2 Wants to Know investigation found social security numbers, copies of driver’s licenses, and sensitive information federal laws are supposed to protect, all unshredded in a dumpster behind a building. Gary Mcadoo …. came to the station to get help with all the files he found in the dumpster. He told us there were…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Yes, another vehicle situation uncovers a credit card ring. This time, Philip Kevin Zilber Curtin was arrested after police investigated his car breaking down and then obtained evidence of hundreds of fraudulently obtained credit cards, a skimming device, laptop computers and thousands of dollars worth of legitimate gift cards. More. Joel…
HHS issues HITECH breach notification interim final rule
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its interim final rule concerning notification of breaches of health information by HIPAA-covered entities. The rule was published in the Federal Register yesterday, and will become effective 30 days from then. The Federal Trade Commission recently issued a companion breach notification rule that covers vendors…
Potential medical breach upsets Clarksville patients
Debra Heaton thinks Clarksville Surgical Associates should do more after she and other patients received letters this week informing them some of their personal information may have been exposed. Advertisement But Dr. Steven Daugherty, owner of the practice, said by mailing 14,500 letters to clients, he has gone “above and beyond” what the law requires…