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Broward Health Medical Center notified by law enforcement that employee stole face sheets

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Dissent

Another insider breach in a Florida healthcare facility where the covered entity only learned of the breach via notification by law enforcement. Maria Mallory White reports: A former Broward Health Medical Center employee took documents containing the personal information of nearly 1,000 patients in a data breach uncovered by local and federal officials, the Fort Lauderdale health system announced…

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GAO: Medicare ID Cards a Fraud Risk

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Dissent

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: Citing concerns about identity theft risks, a new Government Accountability Office report urges the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to step up its efforts to remove Social Security numbers from Medicare beneficiaries’ identification cards. Read more on GovInfoSecurity.com.

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VA says its patient records weren't compromised

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Dissent

Lois Henry reports: Responding to allegations that a doctor had taken confidential patient records out of the Bakersfield Veterans Administration clinic, the VA announced Thursday that three separate investigations over the course of seven months showed that no such patient information had been “released into the community or abused in any way.” “We are confident…

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Four women indicted for stealing $750K in merchandise using patients’ information two of them allegedly stole while employed at medical practices

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Dissent

Associated Press reports: Four women have been indicted on charges of stealing more than $750,000 in merchandise using personal information obtained from patients in medical offices where two women worked. A federal grand jury in Baltimore returned the indictment on Thursday. The indictment alleges that 27-year-old Michelle Jernell Cole of Baltimore, and her sister, 30-year-old…

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Ca: Laptop theft from McKesson Automation employee's car puts Parkwood Hospital patient data at risk

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Dissent

CTV reports: The personal information of more than 2,000 patients at Parkwood Hospital could be in the wrong hands after a laptop was stolen. […] Ruth Bullas is the privacy and risk officer at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, which operates Parkwood. She says the problem lies with McKesson Automation, the company in charge of the…

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How a HIPAA BA responds to a patient data breach

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Dissent

Because some of us were confused as to whether the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County was actually covered by HIPAA, the good folks over at HealthITSecurity.com followed up. Read Patrick Ouellette’s coverage here.

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