Well, that was quick. Yesterday, the FTC filed a motion to dismiss (.pdf) LabMD’s complaint in federal court in Georgia. Their filing cited Judge Salas’s opinion in FTC v. Wyndham, which was also released yesterday: Because the Court lacks jurisdiction, it need not reach the merits of LabMD’s challenges. But they are groundless in any event….
Category: Health Data
TX: DME Owner Convicted on all Counts
A case that included some medical ID theft for health care fraud: HOUSTON – Andrea Michelle Tellison, 47, has been convicted today of 14 counts of health care fraud and seven counts of aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The jury returned its verdicts this afternoon following three days of trial and…
Franciscan Health System clarifies scope of breach
Franciscan Health System is trying to ensure the public and affected patients understand that patients’ full medical records were not involved in a Catholic Health Initiatives breach disclosed yesterday. That does not mean, however, that medical information may not have been exposed. In a statement published in the News Tribune, the spokesperson explains: “What was…
Franciscan Health System notifies more than 12,000 patients after employees fall for phishing scheme (updated)
John Gillie reports: Tacoma’s Franciscan Health System is notifying some 8,300 patients that their personal information — including in some cases medical records and Social Security numbers — may have been shared with computer scammers who accessed staff email accounts. Franciscan estimates more than 12,000 patients nationwide had files potentially breached. Franciscan’s total of 8,300…
Document Shredding Company Employee Eyed in ID Theft Ring
This story out of Texas is a good reminder of why you want to have a good Business Associates agreement in place with your documents storage or shredding vendor. It also reinforces my policy of standing there and watching while my documents are securely shredded by the truck operator. Of course, I don’t generate as…
FL: Another Defendant Sentenced In Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Involving Thousands Of Patients’ Personal Identity Information
There’s an update to a case first reported here earlier this year, and then updated here. As my investigation uncovered, the involved medical facility was Apex Laboratory, Inc., who, as of January 28, 2014, had not submitted any breach notification to HHS. Marquis Onigirin Moye, 24, of Pompano Beach, was sentenced for his participation in…