Fox61 reports that Philiann Barnett, 36, of Bridgeport, Connecticut has been arrested for the third time this year on charges of identity theft. In all three cases, she was working as a home healthcare aide to a senior with diminished mental capacity. According to Fox61, Barnett has been known to use the aliases Nikki Daley, Nikki…
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UK: 3,634 patients hit by East Sussex Healthcare Trust data breach
The Hastings & St. Leonards Observer reports that one of the trust’s consultants lost a thumb drive with data on over 3,600 patients. Hospital papers have revealed the confidential details of more than 3,500 patients were discovered on an unencrypted data stick. The incident was discussed at an East Sussex Healthcare Trust board meeting on…
Audit finds inadequate cybersecurity at HealthCare.gov
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar of AP reports that an audit by the Inspector General for Health and Human Services found serious security deficiencies in the system used to store data collected via healthcare.gov. The Obama administration said it acted quickly to fix all the problems identified by the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office. But the…
Molina Healthcare notifies members that CVS employee stole some of their PHI for fraudulent purposes (Updated)
Molina Healthcare is notifying members of a breach of protected health information (PHI) involving an employee of their vendor, CVS. In a letter dated September 17, they write: This is to let you know that CVS, Molina Healthcare’s Over-the-Counter (OTC) benefits vendor, told us on 7/20/15 about a breach of your protected health information (PHI)….
Heathcare.gov database stirs privacy worries
Michael Hardy reports: The government stores personal information on millions of Americans who have used the Healthcare.gov system, a situation which is raising privacy concerns as the recent successful attack that compromised Office of Personnel Management data makes plain the damage that hackers can do. Called the Multidimensional Insurance Data Analytics System, or MIDAS, the…
Healthcare Nonprofit Sues Whistleblowers for Confidentiality Breach
Brittany Malooly reports: A nationwide AIDS healthcare provider and several of its former employees are locked in a legal battle over who took more advantage of the patients. The former employees claim that the AIDS Healthcare Foundation used patients to defraud Medicaid and Medicare, while AHF claims its employees outed confidential patient information to the…