The Gainesville Sun reports that AvMed Health Plans announced that personal information of some current and former subscribers may have been compromised by the theft of two company laptops from its corporate offices in Gainesville on Dec. 11. The information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers and protected health information, according to an…
Category: Health Data
WY: Kid Care CHIP Client Information Exposed Online
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) announced today an error has lead to potential online exposure of personal information provided by clients and applicants of the Wyoming Kid Care CHIP program. WDH Information Technology was notified Thursday that personal information of Kid Care clients was improperly appearing in Google search results. Thirty seconds upon receiving…
TX: Owner of DME storefront charged with health care fraud, ID theft
A federal grand jury has returned a 14-count superseding indictment charging Mento Nnana Kaluanya with health care fraud and aggravated identity theft arising from a $3.9 million health care fraud scheme, United States Attorney Tim Johnson and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced today. Kaluanya, 50, a Texas resident born in the Federal Republic of…
Editorial: Florida trampled woman's rights
Today’s St. Petersburg Times has an editorial about a case previously covered here. They write: Samantha Burton wanted to make her own decisions about her obstetrical care, but the state of Florida wouldn’t let her. Claiming it was protecting her fetus, the state took away her rights as a patient and a citizen and made…
Owner of DME storefront charged with health care fraud, ID theft
A federal grand jury has returned a 14-count superseding indictment charging Mento Nnana Kaluanya with health care fraud and aggravated identity theft arising from a $3.9 million health care fraud scheme, United States Attorney Tim Johnson and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced today. Kaluanya, 50, a Texas resident born in the Federal Republic of…
UK: 5,400 medical files stolen in Downpatrick break-in
Some might not consider this a breach because of the encryption: Medical records of 5,400 patients have been stolen from a doctors’ surgery in Downpatrick. The break-in happened at the surgery of Drs Hannah and McGoldrick at Pound Lane over the Christmas period. They were in two computer hard disk drives and several DVDs containing…