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HI: Woman Posted Online HIV Patient Record

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Dissent

A young mother has been sent to jail for stealing confidential medical records from work then posting that information online for the world to see. The records belong to a woman living with HIV. The defense asked for no jail time, while the prosecutor wanted a month behind bars. But the judge said the crime…

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IN: Pharmacy pays fine for jeopardizing patient information

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Dissent

In 2006, WTHR in Indianapolis ran a series of investigative reports on how local pharmacies were trashing sensitive prescription information. Their series resulted in legislative and state investigations and rightfully earned them a Peabody Award for the series. But the impact of their series is still being felt. Today, they report that Low Cost Pharmacy…

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IN: Pharmacy pays fine for jeopardizing patient information

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Dissent

A local drug store has agreed to punishment for jeopardizing the private information of its customers. 13 Investigates found the problem in a dumpster loaded with patient records three years ago at Low Cost Pharmacy on the south side. Monday, the owner of the small drug store chain reached a settlement with the state pharmacy…

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Class action lawsuit filed over Aetna hack (updated)

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Dissent

Courthouse News Service reports that a class action claim has been filed against insurance giant Aetna as a result of the recent security breach in which hackers gained access to personal information about 450,000 employees, former employees and potential employees. At the time, Aetna stated that the incident exposed the SSN of approximately 65,000 people….

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Crawford & Company employee pleads guilty to stealing claimants’ personal information

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Dissent

Last week, I posted a copy of a press release from the US Attorney’s Office in Maryland stating that Shanell Angelia Bowser had pleaded guilty to stealing personally identifying information of insurance claimants submitted to her employer, described as an unnamed medical insurance adjuster. The release also mentioned that Bowser and/or her co-schemers had also…

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UK: Medical records of 7,000 patients stolen in GP break-in

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Dissent

Alison Anderson reports: A computer databank with personal information of thousands of patients is missing after a break-in at a doctors’ surgery. The hard drive and computer backup tapes containing names, details of illnesses, medical histories and referral letters of more than 7,000 patients in Hackney were taken in a break-in at Clapton’s Nightingale Practice….

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