Anne Kadet reports: Whether a patient comes in for a gall-bladder operation or to have a baby, the routine remains the same for staff at Sharp HealthCare hospitals in San Diego. The front desk checks insurance records to make sure the bills get paid on time. Nurses take vitals and tag their charges with a…
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Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program – Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice have issued a report: “Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program – Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2009.” The report includes a few cases where the defendants were charged with identity theft among other charges: In Florida, the owner and operator of a…
Arlington Security Guard, Who Hacked into Hospital’s Computer System, Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
Robert Wilonsky of the Dallas Observer reports that the Carrell Memorial Clinic hacker who stupidly posted videos of himself committing his crimes on You Tube has pleaded guilty. Although the case was previously covered on DataBreaches.net, Wilonsky’s blog entry provides a number of background links for those who want more of the earlier coverage, as…
GA: Health worker charged with ID theft
A former employee at an Albany doctor’s office is in jail charged with identity fraud. 44-year-old Sylvia Green, who worked at Albany OB-GYN, is charged with financial identity fraud. Investigators say Green, who worked as a phone nurse, refilling patients’ prescriptions, stole the identity of a patient and used her information to try to take…
AU: Privacy concerns over unresolved health ID plan
Ian Townsend reports: After Tuesday’s budget, the Government was at pains to make people feel they would be in control of their electronic medical records if they opted into the system when it started in 2012. Health Minister Nicola Roxon described it as being like banking online where you could access your statement and details….
Judge won’t accept pleas in Jackson Memorial Hospital ID theft case
Jay Weaver reports: A husband-and-wife duo charged with running a racket to pilfer patient records from Jackson Memorial Hospital to sell to lawyers for injury claims tried to plead guilty Tuesday in Miami federal court. But U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard said she couldn’t accept their pleas because she didn’t think the prescribed punishment fit…