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Rapper DMX pleads guilty to drug, theft charges

Posted on December 30, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

The Associated Press reports: Rapper DMX has reached a plea deal on multiple drug possession, theft and animal cruelty charges. […] Authorities alleged that DMX gave a false name and Social Security number when being treated at a Scottsdale hospital in April. He was indicted on felony charges of theft and taking someone’s identity.

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Why shared medical database is wrong prescription

Posted on December 30, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

Jacob. M. Appel, a healthcare attorney, has an OpEd in the Orlando Sentinel about EMRs: […] The key element in any electronic medical system is what bioinformaticians call interoperability. This refers to the capability of repositories of EMRs (e.g. hospitals, doctors offices, nursing homes) to access and exchange data through the same system. Currently, the…

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How to prevent and cure medical ID theft

Posted on December 29, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

Pat Curry has a nice little overview article on medical identity theft on CreditCards.com. If you’re new to the topic, you might want to check it out.

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Health center workers used deceased patient info to apply for loans

Posted on December 26, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

Valryn Warren reports: Two Samaritan North Health Center employees indicted on identity theft and money laundering charges used information from deceased patients to apply for online loans, police said Friday, Dec. 26. Linda McDermott-Dorsey and Lisa Kidd, both of Trotwood, were indicted Dec. 23. McDermott-Dorsey is charged with 11 counts of money laundering and one…

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NH: Lakes Region General Hospital package containing patient medical information still missing

Posted on December 26, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

  Bea Lewis reports: Despite crossed fingers, a package containing personnel medical information on 1,500 patients at Lakes Region General Hospital remains missing. Henry Lipman, executive vice president and chief financial officer at LRGHeath Care, said UPS shipped the parcel from a Woburn, Mass. central processing agent to the hospital but the package never arrived….

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Hk: Hospital contravenes privacy rules: report

Posted on December 24, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data’s investigation has found the United Christian Hospital has contravened the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance in the loss of a USB flash drive containing patients’ personal data. Releasing the report today, Commissioner Roderick Woo said before using a USB device, hospital staff should first consider whether there is a real…

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