Although it’s flown under the media’s radar so far, CCS Medical has notified states, law enforcement, HHS, and the IRS that an employee may have accessed and disclosed customers’ and patients’ Social Security numbers for a tax refund fraud scheme. And yes, this took place in Florida. Interestingly (to me, anyway), the dates of possible…
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NJ Health Department Apologizes After Privacy Breach In Email To Medical Marijuana Patients
Some e-mail gaffes are worse than others. This is one of the more problematic ones. Levon Putney reports: Some medical marijuana patients in New Jersey are upset that an email from the state health department included the email addresses of all recipients. “I think it’s apparent to everybody including the Department of Health that this is a…
Former Long Island Head Injury Association manager pleads guilty to stealing clients' identity info
Andrew Smith of Newsday reports that Benjamin Achampong, 30, a former manager at the Long Island Head Injury Association pleaded guilty to 20 counts each of second-degree identity theft and other charges. In return for the plea, Suffolk County Court Judge James Hudson promised to sentence Achampong to 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison. Manley said his office wanted a…
Ex-Staffing Manager Of Home Health Care Services Provider Sentenced For Alteration Of Records To Conceal Medicaid Fraud
Lynette Smith, 41, of Suffolk, Va., was sentenced yesterday to ten months in prison for altering records to conceal Medicaid fraud committed by a provider of home health care services. Her sentencing was announced by Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. According to…
San Jose woman pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud
Gurinder Mand pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose on Dec. 12, 2012, to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. The plea was announced by United States Attorney Melinda Haag from the Northern District of California. In pleading guilty, Mand admitted she knowingly and willfully conspired with the former owner of EZ Step pharmacy…
NI: Boxes collapse led to data breach
The collapse of a stack of storage boxes was the incident that triggered a serious data breach at a crisis helpline provider in Londonderry, an investigation has found. Confidential file notes on clients who had rung the Lifeline service were discovered blowing around outside the offices of charity organisation Contact in the city this summer….