A Chicago woman sought federal tax refunds through a series of fraudulent returns she filed in the names of other people, including a number of nursing-home residents who had no knowledge that their personal information was being used, according to a federal indictment announced today. SHANTELL WINTERS, 28, prepared and electronically filed a dozen individual…
Category: Health Data
Ca: 900 patients affected by Saskatchewan’s Heartland Health Region privacy breach
The Star Phoenix reports: An employee has been terminated and roughly 900 patients are being notified following a privacy breach in Saskatchewan’s Heartland Health Region. According to a news release issued Thursday, a “detailed inquiry” was launched after the breach was reported in July. It found one employee inappropriately accessed personal health information of patients…
Merit Health Northwest Mississippi notifies patients of stolen records with identity information
Merit Health Northwest Mississippi (“the Hospital”) is notifying patients about an unauthorized removal of their health information from the Hospital. Affected patients have been mailed a letter with details related to this matter and information on accessing free credit monitoring and identity theft resolution services. On July 1, 2015, the Hospital was notified by law…
Woman suing over shared medical records ‘not the same person she was before’
Hillary Jackson reports: A former co-worker of a woman who sued UCLA after a romantic rival allegedly sent copies of her medical records to third parties testified Wednesday that the plaintiff’s demeanor changed significantly after the breach occurred. […] Lozano alleges in her lawsuit filed in April 2013 that a temporary worker in the office…
Psychiatrist leaves desktop with PHI in trunk of his car, and…. yes.
Robert E. Soper, M.D. is notifying current and former patients: During a visit to San Francisco On June 27 my car was broken into and my computer stolen, along with camera, suitcases, and other equipment. The computer was an older office desktop I planned to give to my brother. It was hidden in the trunk….
OH: 7,664 families notified of recordings missing from Akron Children’s Hospital
WFMJ reports: Akron Children’s Hospital has notified 7,664 patient families, including some from the Boardman facility, that a hard drive of back-up transport voice recordings has been lost. According to a statement from the hospital, the hard drive contains voice recordings of communications between dispatchers and medical staff at community hospitals, physician offices and Akron Children’s…