Peter Hermann reports: Fairfax County police are investigating skimmers that were found attached to two automated teller machines at Fairfax hospitals. The devices, discovered this week, are designed to copy personal bank card information and pass codes for thieves…. The devices were found Tuesday at an ATM near the lobby gift shop of the Inova…
Category: Health Data
Feds: Stolen patient info from Florida Hospital Tampa used for tax fraud
Yet another breach at a Florida hospital – this time at Florida Hospital Tampa. And yes, there was inside involvement, and yes, the stolen data were used for a tax refund fraud scheme. Lauren Mayk reports: Federal agents on Thursday arrested three people – Riverview resident Carlista Hawls, Riverview resident Tanya Cullens and a San…
Personal Information Found on Items at Auction
Another defunct hospital left patient and employee records behind without adequate security. This time it’s St. Catherine Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Paging HHS to Aisle 4….
WestCoast Children's Clinic notifies patient after misdirected e-mail exposed personal and health information (updated and corrrected)
WestCoast Children’s Clinic is mailing letters to its patients parents of a patient after an e-mail error on November 20 resulted in referral documents containing the patient’s names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, and current health concerns being sent to an unauthorized recipient – a county social worker with the Alameda County Department of…
NZ: MidCentral District Health Board's privacy breaches cause for serious concern
Talia Shadwell reports: A Palmerston North woman is accusing MidCentral District Health Board staff of a privacy breach, after she was mailed another mental health client’s file along with her own records. The health board is investigating Zelda McConachy’s claims that she has repeatedly received other mental health services clients’ confidential files mixed up with…
Rogue Advanced Data Processing employee accessed and disclosed patient info to others for tax refund fraud scheme (update2)
Advanced Data Processing (ADPI), handles billing for a number of ambulance services throughout the U.S. The Florida-headquartered firm notified the California Attorney General’s Office this week that on October 1, they discovered a rogue employee had been accessing and disclosing patient information to others who used the information to file fraudulent tax returns to obtain refunds. According…