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Ex-Palm Beach County health department worker accused of stealing patients’ info last year

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Dissent

There’s been an arrest in the case of a Palm Beach County Health Department employee who allegedly stole clients’ names, SSN, and dates of birth for a fraud scheme.  It seems the theft would not have come to light were it not for a UPS worker who was suspicious that the woman would spend $36…

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Former Texas HHS employee charged with identity theft; Hundreds may be impacted

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Dissent

Lou Antonelli reports on yet another insider breach that resulted in ID theft. This time it was an employee of the Texas Department of Health & Human Services.

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Former Owners of Goldthwait Associates, Pathology Groups Agree to Pay $140,000 to Settle Claims that Patients’ Health Information was Disposed of Improperly

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Dissent

Remember the  2010 case where four Massachusetts pathology groups’ records were found dumped improperly by their business associate, Goldthwait Associates?  There’s been a settlement in the case: BOSTON – Former owners of a Marblehead-based medical billing practice and four pathology groups have agreed to collectively pay $140,000, settling allegations that sensitive medical records and confidential…

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Man admits to paying hospital employees to steal patient data

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Dissent

An update to the Florida Hospital breach where an employee, Dale Munroe II, and his wife were selling patient information. Munroe pleaded guilty in October, and now Sergei Kusyakov has, too. Amy Pavuk reports: Federal authorities say Sergei Kusyakov, who was involved with Metro Chiropractic and Wellness Center and City Lights Medical Center, illegally obtained private information about…

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Saint Raphael Healthcare System sued because employee took – and circulated – pictures of young gunshot victim's corpse

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Dissent

Sometimes it’s hard to wrap my head around the fact the hospital employees engage in egregious privacy and confidentiality violations. Christine Stuart of Courthouse News reports on a lawsuit against Saint Raphael Healthcare System . The lawsuit alleges that in June, 2011, a Hospital of St. Raphael employee used his cellphone to take a picture…

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It's 10 pm. Do you know where your patients' data are?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Dissent

Financial disputes may underlie some vendors retaining patient or client data – as in the Kaiser Permanente/Surefile Filing Systems case I’ve blogged about on this site or the Irvine Scientific breach I described on DataBreaches.net.  But there are other possible motivations for not relinquishing or taking data as well.  Maura Lerner of the Star Tribune…

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