A Champaign, Illinois couple, Karen D. Dooley, 29, and her husband, Michael J. Jefferies, 32, were arraigned in federal court in Urbana on various federal criminal offenses related to credit card fraud in a seven-count indictment. The grand jury charged Dooley with conspiracy to commit credit card fraud (one count), credit card fraud (one count),…
Category: Health Data
Personal information stolen from Detroit’s health department
Christine MacDonald reports on two breaches in the Detroit area: Police are investigating two incidents in which patients’ medical records — including social security numbers — were stolen from the city’s health department. The first theft occurred in late October when a flash drive was stolen from a health department employee’s car. It contained files…
Personal information stolen from Detroit's health department
Christine MacDonald reports on two breaches in the Detroit area: Police are investigating two incidents in which patients’ medical records — including social security numbers — were stolen from the city’s health department. The first theft occurred in late October when a flash drive was stolen from a health department employee’s car. It contained files…
FL man sentenced in GA for Medicaid fraud involving medical ID theft
Often, press releases concerning Medicaid fraud contain elements of medical ID theft, as in this case: Varian V. Scott, 36, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. to federal prison on charges of health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud. The charges arose out…
Ca: Alberta health board cleared in records breach
The Alberta privacy commissioner’s office has found that the province’s health board had reasonable security measures in place when a virus targeted a computer network in July, potentially affecting the personal health information of thousands of people. “AHS [Alberta Health Services] had an anti-malware system, firewalls and an intrusion detection system in place. In my…
UMC patients at risk of identity theft may wait 60 days to find out
Marshall Allen follows up on a UMC breach and shows how HITECH’s 60-day notification deadline is being used by the hospital to its fullest: Kathy Silver, CEO of University Medical Center, learned three weeks ago that names, birth dates and Social Security numbers for at least 21 patients were leaked from the hospital — a…