Redspin breaks down and analyzes the 2012 HHS breach data, here. Some of their statistics: 21.5% increase in # of large breaches in 2012 over 2011 but… a 77% decrease in # of patient records impacted Comment: the pattern of increased number of breaches but decreased number of records impacted is consistent with what we…
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Hudson County, N.J., Pediatrician Charged With Fraudulently Billing Medicaid For Nearly $1 Million
A Hudson County, N.J., pediatrician was arrested January 16 on charges he fraudulently billed Medicaid $900,000 for wound-repair treatments on children that were never rendered, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. According to the press release, it appears that Badawy M. Badawy, M.D., 50, of Bayonne, N.J., a licensed pediatrician who owns and operates Sinai…
Palm Beach County Health Department employee arrested for stealing 2,800 patients' information for tax refund fraud
The Sun-Sentinel reports: A senior clerk at the Palm Beach Health Department was arrested Tuesday and charged with using her job to steal identity information from more than 2,800 patients. Salita St. Simon, 30, of Belle Glade, was charged with identity theft, said Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida,…
Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Slams Regina Qu'appelle Health Region After Three Privacy Breaches
Lisa Schick reports: After several privacy breaches Saskatchewan’s Information and Privacy Commissioner is telling the Regina Qu’Appelle Regional Health Authority it needs to do something to stop its employees from snooping. The recommendations stem from three incidents that happened in the RQHR over the past five years. Read more about the breaches on NewsTalk 650….
IE: Doctor guilty of misconduct after patient files dumped near his home
Luke Byrne reports that Dr. Ogbonna Anoke, a physician who worked at Cavan-Monaghan Hospital between January and September 2010 as a non-consultant hospital doctor, has been found guilty by the Irish Medical Council on charges of serious professional misconduct. The charges were lodged after sensitive medical records were found dumped near his former home: He was guilty…
Three breaches, some details (updated)
And yet again, HHS’s breach tool reveals breaches for which I can find no public statements or media coverage: Lee Miller Rehab Associates,MD,,10480,1/15/2012,Theft,Network Server,2/7/2013,, American HomePatient Inc.,TN,LifeGas,1103,10/11/2012,Theft,Laptop,2/7/2013,, Riderwood Village,MD,,3230,11/18/2012,Theft,Laptop,2/8/2013,, If anyone sees/find coverage, please let me know. Two of the incidents involved stolen laptops and it appears that HHS may not have notified within the…