UTMB cleaning up privacy breach
About 1,200 patients of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston had their privacy violated by an employee of a company hired by UTMB to assist with billing from third-party payers.
Alpharetta, Ga.-based MedAssets Inc. (NASDAQ: MDAS) employed the individual who accessed the information between July and October of 2009. On Dec. 15, law enforcement officials notified MedAssets that a former employee had been arrested and charged with identity theft.
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Memorial Hermann worker gets 5 year term for stealing patient identities and bank fraud
Worker stole copies of patient medical records which she used to get credit cards. "...In one instance in March 2009, Brown improperly accessed information on a patient who died at the hospital and used the patient’s information to apply for a Target credit card. This case was investigated by the United States Secret Service and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jay Hileman...."
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Dental clerk gets 5+ years: stealing identity of patients
Brownsville dental clerk gets fiver years and nine months for embezzlement and stealing identifies of patients to open credit cards.
- Plead guilty to fraudulent identification and identity theft
- She also pocketed some cash payments
- Dentist says his reputation had been destroyed by this employee
- Had to pay the credit card company back for fraudulent charges
- $110,000 dollars in restitution
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16 employees fired after patient privacy breach
16 employees fired at Harris County Hospital due to HIPAA violations
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