L.A. Care Health Plan, the largest public health plan in the country, is notifying some members whose personal information may have been exposed to other members due to a glitch in their online payment portal. In a letter to those affected, Veronica Richardson, Privacy & Information Security Officer for L.A. Health Plan writes: We are sending you this letter…
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IL: Pharmacist Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Obtaining $1.7 Million From Health Insurers for Drug he Never Dispensed
A Chicago pharmacist was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after being convicted at trial of collecting more than $1.7 million through false claims he submitted to insurance companies for a drug that he never dispensed and stealing the identities of unsuspecting pharmacy customers to make that money, which he used to finance a…
Confidential Patient Records From Local Dentist’s Office Found Dumped In Apple Valley
David Goldstein reports: Hundreds of confidential patient records from a local dentist’s office were found dumped in Apple Valley. CBS2’s David Goldstein reported that the referral forms from 1-800-DENTIST to Dr. Samuel Kim, who specializes in laser and implant dentistry, were discovered in a vacant lot behind the home of Carolyn Lindblade. “We found the…
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center investigating scheme in which employee information misused for tax refund fraud scheme (updated)
Sean D. Hammill reports: UPMC said today that it is investigating how 22 employees have had their private identity information compromised as part of a “tax fraud” scheme. “We have become aware that approximately 22 of our employees have been victimized,” UPMC said in a statement. “We are aggressively investigating with the United States Secret…
Ca: Health minister mulls amendments in wake of Medicentres breach
Mariam Ibrahim reports: Health Minister Fred Horne said Tuesday he is in the process of considering amendments to provincial legislation in the wake of Alberta’s largest privacy breach, that saw the health information of 620,000 Medicentres patients lost. […] “I am in the process now of considering amendments to the Health Information Act. I’ve always…
FTC Approves Final Consent Settling Charges that Accretive Health Failed to Adequately Protect Consumers’ Personal Information
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that a company providing medical billing and revenue management services to hospitals in multiple states unfairly exposed sensitive consumer information to the risk of theft or misuse because of its inadequate data security measures. The FTC alleged that the Chicago-based company violated…