Nick Sambides Jr. reports: Health Access Network is warning “a very small number” of its 17,000 patients to beware of identity theft after firing a new employee for improperly accessing patient clinical information, its CEO said Wednesday. The federally funded community health center contacted the U.S. attorney general’s office and the Department of Justice on…
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OH: Trooper accused of misusing police database for women’s info
AP reports: A former Ohio trooper accused of stalking a subordinate’s wife after an affair has been charged with finding or keeping personal information about 10 other women obtained from a law enforcement database without authorization. A Washington County court says William Elschlager pleaded not guilty to the new charges Wednesday. Read more on Daily…
NZ: Nurse suspended after snooping through 64 patients records
Rachel Thomas reports: A nurse who snooped through more than 1000 private health records has admitted her actions have eroded public trust in the health system. In a charge brought by the Nursing Council’s Professional Conduct Committee (PCC), the nurse was alleged to have accessed health records “without justification or authorisation” when she worked at an unnamed district health board. She…
TX: Katy ISD notifies parents after third-party error by SunGard K-12
Shelby Webb reports: Katy ISD warned about 78,000 of its students and staff members that their personal data – including social security numbers, names and birth dates – may have been accessed during a security breach. Katy officials notified parents in a letter dated Oct. 7, more than a month after it learned of the…
CalOptima discloses second HIPAA breach in as many months
For the second time in as many months, CalOptima is reporting a breach (see last month’s disclosure, here). According to a statement uploaded to the California Attorney General’s web site: On or about August 17, 2016, a departing CalOptima employee downloaded data, which included protected health information, to an unencrypted USB flash drive. Shortly after,…
Vendor’s employee stole W-4 forms for SIRF scheme
A case involving identity theft reported by the USAO for the Middle District of Alabama this week: A Phenix City, Alabama man was sentenced to 24 months in prison today for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) scheme. According to documents filed with the court, Kenneth Fearson, 31, worked at a warehouse that…