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Ca: West Nile patients told about potential privacy breach

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Dissent

CBC News reports: The Saskatchewan Health Ministry is writing to 58 West Nile virus patients about a potential breach of their private health information. It happened during a health management class in 2005 and 2006 at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology. Up to 140 students in a health information management course were…

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Former Pharmacist Sentenced To 25 Months In Prison For Using Patient And Doctor Names To Create Fraudulent Prescriptions

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Dissent

A former pharmacist from Richmond, Kentucky was sentenced in United States District Court yesterday to 25 months in prison followed by one month of supervised release for aggravated identity theft, fraudulently acquiring controlled substances, and wire fraud. Elizabeth A. Smith, age 30, had previously pleaded guilty in United States District Court to a federal Information…

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UK: ICO urges more care with personal data as Nursing and Midwifery Council receives £150,000 penalty

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Dissent

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued  a £150,000 civil monetary penalty to the Nursing and Midwifery Council for breaching the Data Protection Act. The council regulates nurses and midwifes. As part of its duties, it conducts “fitness to practice” reviews in cases where there are allegations of misconduct. In that capacity, the council sent three DVDs and other…

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Froedtert Health notifies patients after computer with patient information infected by virus

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Dissent

Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health has issued a notice on its web site: Froedtert Health and our affiliates are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of the personal information provided to us. Our affiliates include Froedtert Hospital, Community Memorial Hospital of Menomonee Falls, St. Joseph’s Community Hospital of West Bend, Froedtert Health Medical Group (also known as…

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Stats and more stats

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Dissent

Redspin breaks down and analyzes the 2012 HHS breach data, here.  Some of their statistics: 21.5% increase in # of large breaches in 2012 over 2011 but… a 77% decrease in # of patient records impacted  Comment: the pattern of increased number of breaches but decreased number of records impacted is consistent with what we…

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Hudson County, N.J., Pediatrician Charged With Fraudulently Billing Medicaid For Nearly $1 Million

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Dissent

A Hudson County, N.J., pediatrician was arrested January 16 on charges he fraudulently billed Medicaid $900,000 for wound-repair treatments on children that were never rendered, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. According to the press release, it appears that Badawy M. Badawy, M.D., 50, of Bayonne, N.J., a licensed pediatrician who owns and operates Sinai…

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