An update to a case previously noted on this blog, and where I identified the unnamed medical provider in the USAO’s press releases on this case: Defendants Tiffany Shenae Cooper, 33, of Deerfield Beach, and Angela Dione Rosier, 41, of Coral Springs, were sentenced this week for their participation in a stolen identity tax refund…
Category: Health Data
Palo Verde Hospital warns patients of HIPAA violations
The Palo Verde Valley Times staff reports: Palo Verde Hospital administrators released a statement Wednesday which concerns possible HIPAA violations. Hospital administrators released the statement, in addition to, mailing letters to patients. Palo Verde Healthcare District (PVHD) recently became aware of a breach of protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA)…
Employees sue UPMC over security breach
Well, that was fast. And perhaps premature. Kris B. Mamula reports: Two UPMC McKeesport Hospital employees have sued their employer, claiming the hospital and corporate parent failed to protect the personal security information of its workers. Employees Barbara Dittman and Gary Douglas claimed their financial and W2 data were hacked by unknown fraudsters, who opened bank accounts in their names and…
Oregon man reveals Wisconsin patient privacy breach (update2)
How many times have we seen cases where faxes with patient info are sent to the wrong number, and not once, but repeatedly – despite a recipient’s efforts to alert the sender and get them to correct their records? Sometimes going to the patients affected and the media will get faster results. In my own…
L.A. Care Health Plan replacing some members' cards after unintended exposure
L.A. Care Health Plan, the largest public health plan in the country, is notifying some members whose personal information may have been exposed to other members due to a glitch in their online payment portal. In a letter to those affected, Veronica Richardson, Privacy & Information Security Officer for L.A. Health Plan writes: We are sending you this letter…
IL: Pharmacist Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Obtaining $1.7 Million From Health Insurers for Drug he Never Dispensed
A Chicago pharmacist was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after being convicted at trial of collecting more than $1.7 million through false claims he submitted to insurance companies for a drug that he never dispensed and stealing the identities of unsuspecting pharmacy customers to make that money, which he used to finance a…