Pink News reports: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has reportedly leaked data pertaining to 86 transgender patients. The error occurred on Monday, when the Sandyford clinic – which provides gender and sexual health services in the Glasgow area – sent an open email chain to transgender patients, advertising a new service. As the email chain was…
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FL: Former President and Owner of Rehabilitation Clinic Pleaded Guilty in Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
The former president and owner of a rehabilitation therapy services clinic pleaded guilty in Tampa today to health care fraud and money laundering charges. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III of the Middle District of Florida, Acting Special Agent in Charge Derrick Jackson…
Potential data breach at Arizona State Retirement System; 44,000 retirees affected
Craig Harris reports: Nearly 44,000 state retirees may have had their personal data compromised in a security breach, and the Arizona State Retirement System is spending about $291,000 to provide identity-protection services for them. The pension system this month began notifying affected retirees, all of whom were enrolled in the ASRS dental plans. […] Cannella said the…
Hundreds of medical records fly out of truck in southwest Omaha
Elizabeth Snell reports: Even when medical facilities take the time to properly dispose of patients’ medical records, there is still a risk of a health data breach if the correct security measures are not taken in the transportation process. Last week, a medical waste company in Nebraska had an improperly secured truck door, which led to hundreds of medical records…
Mecklenburg Co. Social Worker Pleads Guilty In Connection With Medicaid Fraud Scheme
A social worker with the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services (DSS) appeared in federal court Thursday and pleaded guilty to federal charges for her role in a healthcare fraud scheme involving the stolen identities of clients enrolled with the Medicaid program. Ieshia Hicks Watkins, 33, of Charlotte, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S….
Update: Former Medical Assistant at Gastroenterology Consultants Sentenced For Stealing Patients’ Identities From The Memorial Healthcare System Database
La Toya Yvette Tillman, 33, of Hollywood, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Tillman previously pled guilty to one count of possessing fifteen or more unauthorized access devices with the intent to defraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(3), and one count…