Michael Hinkelman reports: Two Philadelphia men, including an employee of a health insurance company, were charged today with stealing the identities of 86 people in a scheme that netted them nearly $290,000, federal authorities said. An indictment alleges that Kenneth C. Osbourne, Jr., 35, used his position as a customer service representative at AmeriHealth Administrators,…
Category: Health Data
Computer breach exposes personal records of Living Healthy Clinic patients
The names and other confidential information of about 3,000 clients of the Living Healthy Clinic were exposed as a result of a computer security breach In July. The clinic, operated by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh College of Nursing provides health services for uninsured Winnebago County residents. The university on Friday said an investigation determined that…
TN: Health care providers accused of stealing patients’ credit cards
Tom Smith reports: Two home health care providers who worked for different senior care businesses are accused of taking credit cards from their patients. Police arrested one of the women, Anna Marie Brooks, 24, 1301 Hermitage Drive, Florence, on Thursday morning. Warrants have been issued for Haley Jean Overton, 24, Sheffield. Read more on TimesDaily.com
Computer breach exposes personal records of Living Healthy Community Clinic patients
The names and other confidential information of about 3,000 clients of the Living Healthy Clinic were exposed as a result of a computer security breach In July. The clinic, operated by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh College of Nursing provides health services for uninsured Winnebago County residents. The university on Friday said an investigation determined that…
Lexington VA Breach Affects 1,900
Joseph Goedert reports: The Lexington (Ky.) VA Medical Center has notified about 1,900 veterans of a breach of their protected health information. An employee without authorization took home on a laptop patient information, including names, dates of birth, medical diagnoses and the last four digits of Social Security numbers, according to a statement from the…
VT: Northwestern Counseling notifies 12 of stolen Social Security Numbers
Northwestern Counseling & Support Services in St. Albans, Vermont notified some clients last month that a stolen petty cash lockbox that held itemized receipts with the clients’ Social Security Numbers went missing. Okay, it happened, and the service duly notified those affected. But really, is it fair to put this on the clients: Although the petty…