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Prescription fraud is just one consequence of medical identity theft

News for November 5, 2013: Prescription fraud is just one consequence of medical identity theft.

Up to 70 sets of patient records go missing every day from the University Hospital of North Staffordshire

News for October 25, 2013: Up to 70 sets of patient records go missing every day from the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.

AHMC Healthcare suffers a large PHI data breach and has notified 729,000 patients

News for October 22, 2013: AHMC Healthcare suffers a large PHI data breach and has notified 729,000 patients.

A former Broward Health employee stole patient documents containing sensitive information

News for October 21, 2013: A former Broward Health employee stole patient documents containing sensitive information.

40,000 medical patients are at risk after two people were arrested for stealing identities, one of the victims was a captain with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office

News for October 8, 2013: 40,000 medical patients are at risk after two people were arrested for stealing identities, one of the victims was a captain with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.

A Minnesota data breach case settlement could be the largest payout so far

News for October 7, 2013: A Minnesota data breach case settlement could be the largest payout so far.

Santa Clara health unit reports a data breach a few days after the final HIPAA rule goes into effect

News for October 3, 2013: Santa Clara health unit reports a data breach a few days after the final HIPAA rule goes into effect.

Google agrees to sign business associate agreements for organizations needing to comply with HIPAA

News for October 3, 2013: Google agrees to sign business associate agreements for organizations needing to comply with HIPAA.

A dollar store worker found hundreds of medical records tossed behind the store last week

ORT ORANGE, Fla. —A Family Dollar store worker found hundreds of medical records that were tossed in a dumpster behind his Port Orange store recently. The records show patients’ show addresses, insurance information and social security numbers. “I think it is kind of scary that a doctor’s office would just throw out people’s files like […]

A D.C. area news team discovers how easy it is to find private medical information online

You can find almost anything on the Internet these days. The News4 I-Team discovered with just a few clicks and a couple hundred dollars anyone can even buy private medical details online that only you and your doctor should know. “There are between one and two million Americans affected by medical identity theft each year,” […]