Sarah Homer reports: A computer containing photographs of crime scenes and dead bodies was stolen earlier this month from a medical examiner investigator, according to Roseville police. The personal Toshiba laptop belongs to 25-year-old Navid Amini, a medical examiner investigator for Regina Medical Center, home to the Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, which conducts medical…
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AZ: Woman admits identity theft at Oro Valley medical office
Kim Smith reports: A local woman admitted Monday that she stole the identities of 15 patients while working at an Oro Valley oncology office. Veronica Astorga Carmona could receive probation when sentenced next month or between two and 8.75 years in prison. On June 25, a cancer patient gave his Visa credit card to Carmona…
Info for 55,000 patients and employees stolen from Cancer Care Group in Indianapolis after computer bag with group's backup left in employee's car
Jill Disis reports: Information on 55,000 patients and employees at an Indianapolis-based cancer center practice is missing. A spokesman for Cancer Care Group, 6100 W. 96th St., confirmed today that someone stole a computer bag belonging to a Cancer Care Group employee on July 19. The bag contained information such as names, birth dates, social…
Doc reported after breast surgery vids hit YouTube
It seems it’s not just U.S. cosmetic surgeons getting into trouble over before/after images uploaded to the Internet that do not adequately protect patient privacy. Here’s a news story by Clara Guibourg in The Local in Sweden: A Stockholm-based plastic surgeon has been reported for uploading videos to YouTube, showing before, during and after footage of…
Drug-Addicted Former Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Acquiring Painkillers (updated)
Here’s the latest on a case I’ve been following since it was first disclosed in February 2009. The Lake Elsinore – Wildomar Patch reports: A former doctor with a felony record for multiple acts of identity theft and forgery stemming from an addiction to painkillers was sentenced today to five years behind bars for violating…
Court Dismisses Minnesota AG's HIPAA Enforcement Action Against Business Associate Following Settlement
Rachel Grunberger and Dena Feldman write: Earlier this month, the federal district court in Minnesota dismissed a lawsuit brought earlier this year by the Minnesota Attorney General (AG) against Accretive Health, Inc., a business associate of hospitals, after the parties reached a settlement. In the lawsuit, which we previously discussed here, the Minnesota AG alleged that the company…