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WA: Skagit County Government Settles Potential HIPAA Violations

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Dissent

Skagit County, Washington, has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules.  Skagit County agreed to a $215,000 monetary settlement and to work closely with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to correct deficiencies in its HIPAA compliance program….

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Mississippi woman pleads guilty in stolen identity fraud case

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Dissent

Jackson, Miss – Marietta Harris, 38, of Jackson, pled guilty on March 5, 2014 to conspiring to defraud the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis. She will be sentenced on May 15, 2014 by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate and faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a $250,000…

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Breach affecting University of Pittsburgh Medical Center employees bigger than initially reported

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Dissent

Adam Brandolph reports that a breach involving University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) employees is bigger than initially reported: As many as 322 UPMC employees — 300 more than initially reported — have been affected by a data breach and identity theft scheme, the hospital system said on Thursday. Authorities said the breach allowed someone…

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Follow-up: Former Tampa VA Medical Center Employee Sentenced

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Dissent

There’s a follow-up to the case of a former employee at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center who stole veterans’ personal information to obtain crack cocaine. The information was used by others for tax refund fraud. Lewis was indicted in July 2013.  U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez-Covington sentenced David F. Lewis to 6…

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AvMed Data Breach Class Action Settlement Gets Final Approval – Payment To Be Made To Class Members Who Did Not Experience ID Theft

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Dissent

Mark S. Melodia, Steven Boranian, Frederick Lah and Melissa A. Geist comment on the AvMed breach lawsuit settlement. The AvMed breach involving a stolen laptop with unencrypted information on 1.2 million people and lawsuit have been mentioned numerous times on the companion PHIprivacy.net blog (coverage linked from here). Last week, a judge for the Southern District…

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AvMed Data Breach Class Action Settlement Gets Final Approval – Payment To Be Made To Class Members Who Did Not Experience ID Theft

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Dissent

Mark S. Melodia, Steven Boranian, Frederick Lah and Melissa A. Geist comment on the AvMed breach lawsuit settlement. The AvMed breach and lawsuit have been mentioned numerous times on this blog (coverage linked from here). Last week, a judge for the Southern District of Florida gave final approval  to a settlement between health insurance provider AvMed and…

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