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21st Century Oncology employee stole patient information for tax refund fraud scheme – feds

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Dissent

Here’s one we may not see on HHS’s public breach list, depending on how many patients were involved. 21st Century Oncology Services, an affiliate of Peninsula Cancer Care Center and 21st Century Oncology of Maryland,  notified the Maryland Attorney General in July that they had been informed by federal law enforcement of an insider breach…

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MO HealthNet/InfoCrossing breach much longer and larger than previously recognized

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Dissent

The MO HealthNet mailing error breach due to a software error by its Business Associate InfoCrossings was much bigger than originally reported, it seems. Maria Altman reports: Personal information for more than 25,000 Missourians in the state’s managed health plan went out to the wrong mailing addresses. The Department of Social Services announced Monday that…

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Some breaches are not as bad as HHS's breach tool might suggest

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Dissent

In my recent recap of new additions to HHS’s public breach tool, I noted an incident involving Summit Community Care Clinic. My summary of the breach log was: Summit Community Care Clinic in Colorado reported that 921 patients were affected by a Hacking/IT incident that occurred July 22. There is no statement or notice on their web…

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Tri-State Surgical Associates notifies patients of a disclosure breach

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Dissent

Tri-State Surgical Associates in Elkton, Maryland recently notified patients of a disclosure breach involving their PHI. According to a letter sent by Drs. Lowe and Vaidy, when a physician left their practice in May, he reportedly asked a staff employee for patient contact information so that he could notify patients of his new practice location….

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Missing Allscripts backup drive held Mercy Health Systems patient information

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Dissent

It seems that Baltimore-based Mercy Health Systems (Mercy Medical Center) forgot to notify Maryland about a breach involving Maryland residents earlier this year. According to an August 13 letter signed by Chante Tindal, Compliance Generalist: on January 14, MHS’s  transcription contractor, Allscripts, reported a missing unencrypted hard drive containing patient information. MHS says this was reported…

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Commentary: Are analyses of breaches in the healthcare sector underestimating the insider threat?

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Dissent

Another healthcare provider has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud. The North Carolina Department of Justice reports that Dr. Francis Bald, a North Carolina dentist, has pleaded guilty to charges related to falsely billing Medicaid for dental and oral surgery services. The fraud was uncovered by an observant patient who read his Explanation of Benefits (EOB) statement…

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