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NZ: Surrogate mother disgusted by hospital staff snooping in her records and not getting fired

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Dissent

A few days ago, I noted a privacy breach that left the victim considering moving out of the area. Here’s yet another insider privacy breach involving a hospital where the affected patient is considering moving. Michelle Duff reports: Hutt Hospital receptionists nosed through the medical notes of a surrogate mother 20 times but were allowed…

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MO: Employee Abuses Access to Boone Hospital Patient Information

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Dissent

Nick Thompson reports: KOMU 8 News obtained a letter from a Boone Hospital patient Monday in which the privacy director admitted an employee affiliated with the hospital abused their access to a network containing patient information. Privacy director Kathleen Pitzer wrote several patients last week, saying she became aware of an information breach on Sept….

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Seton Healthcare Family notifies 5,500 patients of breach involving stolen laptop (CORRECTED)

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Dissent

It’s been a while since I’ve reported on a stolen laptop breach involving Seton Healthcare Family in Texas, but it appears they’ve had another one. Here is the notice posted on their web site today: Seton Healthcare Family is committed to maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of our patients’ information. Regrettably, this notice concerns an…

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TX: Two Grand Prairie Men Convicted of Health Care Fraud

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Dissent

The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas released the following statement this past week: A federal jury has convicted two local men on conspiracy and health care fraud charges related to their operation of a physician house call company in North Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of…

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TX: Former Co-Owner of RGV DME Biller Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Dissent

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott released the following statement this past week: The co-owner of a now defunct McAllen area durable medical equipment (DME) business and a former medical biller have been ordered to prison for their roles in a conspiracy and scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid through fraudulent billings, United States Attorney Kenneth…

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Laptop thefts compromise 700,000-plus hospital patient files

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Dissent

Richard Winton reports: The theft of two laptop computers from a hospital administration office in Alhambra has compromised the health information of 729,000 patients, including their social security numbers, officials said Monday. The laptops were stolen Oct. 12 and contain data from patients treated at AHMC [AHMC Healthcare Inc.] hospitals: Garfield Medical Center, Monterey Park…

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