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General
- Hospital privacy leaks could harm patients
Private information about accident victims treated at University Medical Center has apparently been leaking for months, the Sun has learned, allegedly so ambulance-chasing attorneys could mine for clients.
- Time to check dangers of social networking
While many popular Web sites have strong privacy practices in place, there is no better time to analyze where, when, how, and if your personal health information (PHI) is circulating through these types of web sites.
- New Stark law regulations loom over healthcare professionals
- IA medical center settles false claims case for $4.5 million
Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, IA, agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle claims that it had improper financial relationships with five physicians, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) release.
- Detroit physical therapist admits to falsifying Medicare claims worth $1.68M
On August 26, Jay Jha, a Detroit-area physical therapist, admitted his involvement in a conspiracy that defrauded Medicare of approximately $18.6 million, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) release.
- Ira Davenport owes $255K to Medicaid
Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital in Bath was recently cited for mistakes in applying for Medicaid reimbursement for its dental clinic, according to the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit representative Jerry Solomon.
Privacy and Security
- Health Data of 300K Californians Available on Unsecured Website
- Hospital worker loses job over privacy breach
- State Regulators Fine 5 Hospitals for Patient Privacy Breaches
- Former UCLA healthcare worker sentenced to prison for snooping
- Kaiser patient data stolen
Information regarding approximately 15,000 Kaiser Permanente patients, including about 4,000 people in the Sacramento area, was stolen in December, the organization said Tuesday.
- Former UCLA health worker pleads guilty to accessing celebrities' medical records
- Octomom Nadya Suleman's hospital, Kaiser Permanente's Bellflower, fined again over privacy breach
The Southern California hospital where Nadya Suleman's octuplets were born has been fined $187,500 for failing to protect their medical privacy, state health officials said Thursday.
- CVS Pays $2.25 Million and Toughens Practices to Settle HIPAA Privacy Case
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced that CVS, the nation’s largest retail pharmacy chain, will pay the U.S. government a $2.25 million settlement and take corrective action to ensure it does not violate the privacy of its millions of patients when disposing of patient information such as identifying information on pill bottle labels.
- Virginia DHP Urges Caution After Hacker Claims of Data Breach
As Virginia DHP officials await the completion of an investigation into reports of a massive data breach affecting 8 million records from the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program, people are urged to be vigilant for signs of identity theft. On April 30, a message demanding a $10 million ransom for the data was posted on the Prescription Monitoring Program's Website.
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