PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — The FBI is investigating a dumpster full of medical documents that Channel 2’s Ross Cavitt found outside an office complex in Hiram. Cavitt called authorities after finding the documents full of people’s sensitive identification and medical information. The caller who gave Cavitt the tip said the documents were in the dumpster […]
Read MoreJohns Hopkins is investigating whether patient privacy was compromised by a former gynecologist who was found dead on Monday. Nikita A. Levy, according to the Baltimore Sun, has been accused of recording and saving images of patients with personal photo and video equipment. Baltimore police found what they termed an “extraordinary” volume of evidence at […]
Read MoreA hacker may have recently gained access to an employee’s work computer account at Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health, putting the personal information of roughly 43,000 patients at risk, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report. The breach, the health system announced this week, initially was discovered by hospital officials two months ago, on Dec. 14, 2012; […]
Read MoreTanya Cullens, formerly a cleaning staff employee at University Community Hospital, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, wire fraud, theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft. In January 2012, Cullens stole a patient list from the hospital and provided it to a co-conspirator, according to her plea agreement in federal […]
Read MoreFinancial crime is probably one of the last things people have on their minds when they go to the doctor’s office. Every day, millions of Americans fill out forms in waiting rooms and surrender troves of personal information without thinking there could be an identity thief lurking among the stacks of a records-keeping room. But […]
Read MoreTwelve patients have filed a $50-million class action suit against the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System alleging that it was negligent in allowing their confidential information to be stolen. In April, law enforcement officials revealed that an identity theft ring had stolen data from more than 100 patients at North Shore University Hospital in […]
Read MoreORLANDO, Fla. – With tax season here, many consumers are sorting through plenty of documents loaded with personal information. Experts say any paperwork you don’t need to save should go right into the shredder, or risk your identity being stolen, especially in Florida. Diane Zartner has never been a victim of identity theft, but she’s […]
Read MoreFLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – A good Samaritan in the Shoals found medical records from a doctor’s office out of state. The man called WHNT News 19 to find out what to do because the files revealed the patient’s identity. The Florence man was collecting wooden pallets as part of his job when he noticed something […]
Read MoreLucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., and the Stanford University School of Medicine are notifying about 57,000 patients about a data breach that occurred Jan. 9, Healthcare IT News reports. The recent incident follows three other data breach incidents at Lucile Packard or Stanford University Medical Center since 2010 (McCann, Healthcare IT News, […]
Read MoreA change to the federal HIPAA rule adds security requirements for health care software developers and data backup services, classified as “business associates.” An update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) could make IT companies more liable for leaked health information, said industry experts. Business associates now must meet the privacy and […]
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