Matthew Umstead reports: A former Berkeley Medical Center employee was ordered Monday by a federal judge to pay more than $22,000 in restitution stemming from allegations that she obtained hospital patients’ information to open credit card and other financial accounts. Angela Dawn Roberts, aka Angela Dawn Lee, 42, of Stephenson, Va., who pleaded guilty in…
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Deeper Dive: Take Action to Close the Largest Cause of Data Security Incidents – Your Employees
David Kitchen writes: If you work at a typical company, employee actions and inadvertent disclosures present the greatest threat to the security of your data. Therefore, providing proper training and technical safeguards is one of the most important means to enhance your company’s security profile. In BakerHostetler’s newly-released 2018 Data Security Incident Response Report, we…
Former University of Iowa student pleads guilty to grade-changing hacking scheme
Jordan Prochnow reports that Trevor Graves, the former University of Iowa student who had been charged with hacking the school’s network to change grades, was back in court on Monday to plead guilty. According to a plea agreement, Graves intentionally “caused the transmission of a command that caused damage and impairment to the integrity or…
La: Former medical assistant, 7 others jailed in connection with prescription fraud
Littice Bacon-Blood reports: A former medical assistant at a children’s clinic and seven others have been arrested and jailed in connection with a fraudulent prescription drug ring for opiate-based medication, authorities in St. John the Baptist Parish announced Friday (April 13). Authorities at the St. John Sheriff’s Office accuse the medical assistant, identified by authorities as…
A Notice to Patients of West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Baptist Health has a long-standing commitment to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of patient information entrusted to us. We deeply regret that, despite our efforts and commitment to protecting patient privacy, we experienced a security breach at West Kendall Baptist Hospital that included some of our patients’ information. On March 9, 2018, we discovered that…
MD: Bowie Doctor Indicted For Health Care Fraud And Identity Theft
Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has indicted Sampson Sarpong, age 61, of Bowie, Maryland, today on charges related to a scheme to defraud health care benefit programs and aggravated identity theft. The indictment was returned on April 4, 2018, and unsealed today upon the arrest of Sarpong. The indictment was announced by Acting…