A former pharmacist from Richmond, Kentucky was sentenced in United States District Court yesterday to 25 months in prison followed by one month of supervised release for aggravated identity theft, fraudulently acquiring controlled substances, and wire fraud. Elizabeth A. Smith, age 30, had previously pleaded guilty in United States District Court to a federal Information…
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Froedtert Health notifies patients after computer with patient information infected by virus
Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health has issued a notice on its web site: Froedtert Health and our affiliates are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of the personal information provided to us. Our affiliates include Froedtert Hospital, Community Memorial Hospital of Menomonee Falls, St. Joseph’s Community Hospital of West Bend, Froedtert Health Medical Group (also known as…
Palm Beach County Health Department employee arrested for stealing 2,800 patients' information for tax refund fraud
The Sun-Sentinel reports: A senior clerk at the Palm Beach Health Department was arrested Tuesday and charged with using her job to steal identity information from more than 2,800 patients. Salita St. Simon, 30, of Belle Glade, was charged with identity theft, said Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida,…
IE: Doctor guilty of misconduct after patient files dumped near his home
Luke Byrne reports that Dr. Ogbonna Anoke, a physician who worked at Cavan-Monaghan Hospital between January and September 2010 as a non-consultant hospital doctor, has been found guilty by the Irish Medical Council on charges of serious professional misconduct. The charges were lodged after sensitive medical records were found dumped near his former home: He was guilty…
Should This Doctor Have Slammed Her Patient on Facebook?
Eric Larson writes that even when a physician’s posting or use of social media doesn’t violate HIPAA, it can still be problematic. Consider this case, involving an OB/GYN at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo. The doctor posted something on her Facebook page about a patient who continually was late or a…
Montgomery woman sentenced to prison for stealing personal info of 800 Troy Regional Medical Center patients
As a follow-up to a breach previously covered on this blog: Angeline Austin, who stole over 800 Troy Hospital (Troy Regional Medical Center) patients’ identity information for use in a tax refund fraud scheme while employed by Southern Records Management, was sentenced to 65 months in prison. Of note, the tax refund fraud/ID theft had serious…