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North Carolina Psychologist Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud Scheme Involving Minors

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Dissent

February 1, 2022 — RICHMOND, Va. – A Durham, North Carolina, clinical psychologist was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for defrauding Virginia Medicaid of at least $544,067.69 by creating false diagnoses and medical records for Medicaid recipients, mostly minors, and falsely representing to Medicaid that he was providing them mental health services. According…

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UK: Data breach as Corby vaccine trial participants’ details inadvertently shared in email gaffe

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Dissent

Sam Wildman reports: A Corby medical research team has apologised after those taking part in the town’s Covid vaccine trial inadvertently had their details shared. Lakeside Healthcare Research has been running a trial of a new Valneva vaccine since last year, with Corby being one of 27 UK study sites. Read more at Northamptonshire Telegraph

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Rhode Island attorney general subpoenas RIPTA, UnitedHealthcare over data breach

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Dissent

Edward Fitzpatrick reports: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha’s office has issued administrative subpoenas to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and UnitedHealthcare over a data breach that compromised the personal information of 22,000 people. The subpoenas, or civil investigative demand letters, say the attorney general’s office was notified on Dec. 23 of a “significant information…

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Your morning reminder that health data breaches are … everywhere (updated)

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Dissent

Every day, I compile data on breaches or leaks involving medical or health data. Many of them never appear on this blog at all.  Others will appear on this blog many months before the entity ever discloses the breach to regulators or those impacted. Many of the incidents I compile will not attract a lot…

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Inside Trickbot, Russia’s Notorious Ransomware Gang

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Dissent

Matt Burgess reports: WHEN THE PHONES and computer networks went down at Ridgeview Medical Center’s three hospitals on October 24, 2020, the medical group resorted to a Facebook post to warn its patients about the disruption. One local volunteer-run fire department said ambulances were being diverted to other hospitals; officials reported patients and staff were safe. The downtime at the Minnesota medical…

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Scripps Breach Too California Heavy for Federal Courtroom

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Dissent

Samantha Hawkins reports: A proposed class action against Scripps Health over a 2021 data breach was thrown out of federal court Wednesday, when a Southern District of California judge said too many Californians meant it lacked jurisdiction. Surprised? I was. But Hawkins explains: But because most—96.3%—of the 144,011 individuals notified about the ransomware attack had…

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