Bob Gardinier reports an update to a breach of Samaritan Hospital patient records that began in 2008, was first discovered in November 2011, and was not disclosed until March 2013. Lawsuits by those whose information was improperly viewed using a connection from the county jail nurse’s office to the hospital filed suit in September 2013. Rensselaer County has…
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Ca: Peterborough hospital privacy breach heading back to court
Sarah Frank reports: The number of breached patient medical records in Ontario continues to climb as a case involving the Peterborough Regional Health Centre is set to go to a Toronto Court of Appeal later this month. Among a number of hospitals who’ve discovered breaches in the past couple years, Peterborough’s will be the first…
FL: Principal in $28.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
This case involved medical identity theft. A Florida owner and operator of multiple physical therapy rehabilitation facilities was sentenced in federal court in Tampa this week to serve 11 years in prison for his role in organizing a $28.3 million Medicare fraud scheme involving physical and occupational therapy services. Luis Duluc, 54, of Tampa, pleaded guilty…
Owners of Orlando Health Care Clinic Charged with $3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Where did they get the patient info? Charges have been unsealed against husband and wife owners of an Orlando health care clinic for their roles in a fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $3 million in allegedly fraudulent claims to Medicare. A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida…
Doctor Who Stole Personal Information of Nearly 100,000 NRAD Associates Patients Arrested
There’s an update to the NRAD Associates breach (see also updates here). From the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office today: Nassau County, NY – December 4, 2014 – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and the Nassau County Police Department announced the arrest of a Great Neck doctor responsible for stealing the protected personal and health information of tens…
NZ: Baby post a breach of privacy
Waikato Times reports: A Waikato midwife believed to have been involved in delivering a 7kg baby touted as a New Zealand record has gone to ground following what appears to be a potential breach of privacy. Born by caesarean last Sunday, the Hamilton infant was said to weigh a whopping 6.85kg (15lb 1oz), double the…