Category: Medical Identity Theft

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   (18 articles) California

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2. Organizations in the News

   (26 articles) Federal Trade Commission

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   (16 articles) Health Insurance Portability

   (13 articles) Congress

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   (8 articles) HHS

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   (6 articles) American Medical Association

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3. People in the News

   (15 articles) Pam Dixon

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   (5 articles) James Van Dyke

   (5 articles) Steven Bearak

   (4 articles) Jennifer Leuer

   (4 articles) Richard Blumenthal

   (4 articles) Brandon Sharp

   (4 articles) Linda Foley

   (3 articles) Jeff Smokler

1. Beware: Your medical identity is at risk, too

   Explore Article DesMoinesRegister.com (Aug 19 2010) Medical Identity Theft

   Imagine giving insulin to a non-diabetic, prescribing medication to a patient severely allergic to it or administering the wrong type of blood. If identity thieves use a victim's personal information for medical care and inaccurate information is placed in their medical file, these examples could become a sobering reality. Medical informati...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Health Insurance Portability   Texas   California

2. Why Pay For Health Insurance When You Can Steal It?

   Explore Article wbur.org (Mar 1 2010) Consumer , Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft

   Experts say a different type of identity theft is on the rise — one that could compromise both the victim's credit and physical safety. Patients using someone else's name, Social Security number or insurance card to get health care could risk their victim's health if inaccurate information, such as blood type and medications, is recorded o...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Pam Dixon   Betty Breshears   Springfield

3. Customers alerted to BlueCross data breach

   Explore Article tmcnet.com (Jan 11 2010) Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft , Lastest Data Breaches

   Customers of Chattanooga-based insurer BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee slowly are being notified by mail of a potential breach of their personal information. This week, BCBS will provide updated data to the public on exactly how many customers were exposed when 57 hard drives were pilfered in October from a storage closet at the insurer's...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Tennessee   BlueCross BlueShield

4. Feds crack down on medical ID theft and Medicare fraud

   Explore Article healthcareitnews.com (Oct 15 2009) Consumer , Healthcare , ID Theft Prevention , Medical Identity Theft

   Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Assistant Attorney General Tony West are urging seniors to take steps to avoid medical identification theft and Medicare fraud. As part of the Obama adminitsration's ongoing effort to fight Medicare fraud, Sebelius and West unveiled at a Thursday press conference new information designed to help seniors and Medicare beneficiaries "deter, detect and defend" against medical identity theft.
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Medicare   Obama   Health and Human Services

5. Identity Theft The Aftermath 2008

   Explore Article Identity Theft Resource Center (May 27 2009) Consumer , ID Theft Prevention , Medical Identity Theft

   The Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC) released a significant report today on the impact of identity theft victimization: Identity Theft: The Aftermath 2008. With six years of victim responses and shared experiences, this information provides a unique insight into the crime that may not apparent to other parties.
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   U.S. Department of Justice   San Diego

6. Medical: Protect your medical identity from theft

   Explore Article cleveland.com (Oct 22 2009) Consumer , Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft

   While most other types of identity theft steal your money, medical ID thievery could also cost your life. Should your medical data become mingled with that of one or more strangers who have fraudulently gotten treatment as you, the potential for confusion, if not disaster, is obvious -- if you're diabetic and the fraudster isn't, or you hav...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   HHS   Medicare   Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

7. Missing hard drive contained patients names, addresses, medical numbers and 12 Social Security numbers

   Explore Article OSF Data Loss Database (Apr 6 2010) Consumer , Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft , Lastest Data Breaches

   Providence Hospital data loss incident circa 2010-04-06
   

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8. Suits filed over Aurora's use of medical data in bankruptcy cases

   Explore Article Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Jan 4 2010) Healthcare , Compliance , Medical Identity Theft

   The suits, in federal and state court, claim Aurora violated Wisconsin's privacy law when it routinely filed proofs of claim against debtors that include patients' specific medical information as part of the billing records. The suits seek $25,000 in exemplary damages for each person whose private medical information was revealed.
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Wisconsin   Milwaukee

9. Healthcare Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individuals

   Explore Article hhs.gov (Feb 24 2010) Government , Healthcare , Compliance , Data Breach , Medical Identity Theft

   As required by section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act, the Secretary must post a list of breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals. The following breaches have been reported to the Secretary...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Tennessee   Wisconsin   Massachusetts

10. HIPAA Breach Notice Rules to Take Effect

    Explore Article Storage & Destruction Business (Sep 3 2009) Government , Healthcare , Compliance , Medical Identity Theft

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued new regulations requiring health care providers, health plans and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to notify individuals when their protcted health information (PHI) is breached. The rules take effect Sept. 23, 2009...
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Health Insurance Portability   Robinsue Frohboese   Federal Trade Commission

11. Charlotte lost data on 5,200 workers

    Explore Article Home Page (May 27 2010) Corporate , Government , Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft , Lastest Data Breaches

    Officials in North Carolina's largest city say they've lost personal data on more than 5,000 current and former employees.
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Charlotte   North Carolina

12. Methodist Hospital laptop computer stolen, putting patient information at risk

    Explore Article ABC Owned Television Stations (Jan 27 2010) Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft , Lastest Data Breaches

    On Friday, the Methodist Hospital notified 689 people that someone stole a laptop from an office at the Smith Tower in the Texas Medical Center. Hospital spokeswoman Stephanie Acin told Eyewitness News a thief took the laptop on January 18. The computer was attached to a medical device that tests pulmonary function and contained private health...
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Texas

13. Picking our pockets surgically - InvestmentNews

    Explore Article InvestmentNews (Feb 23 2009) Consumer , Corporate , Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft

    Medical identity theft is the nation's fastest-growing form of health care fraud. The thieves going after medical identification numbers don't want someone's medical problems, of course, but there is gold in having data that permit insurance rip-offs and the filing of fake claims.
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Federal Trade Commission

14. Stolen Laptop Exposes 33,000 Patients' Data

    Explore Article internetnews.com (Oct 27 2009) Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft , Lastest Data Breaches

    A laptop stolen in August from an employee's vehicle parked at a Dayton Beach, Fla. Medical center exposed more than 33,000 patients' personal and medical data, according to hospital officials. Halifax Health officials last week...
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Florida   University of North Carolina

15. AMA files suit against FTC over looming Red Flags Rule

    Explore Article healthcareitnews.com (May 24 2010) Government , Healthcare , Compliance , Medical Identity Theft

    The American Medical Association and others filed suit against the Federal Trade Commission on Friday, just 10 days before the June 1 deadline to comply with the Red Flags Rule. The Red Flags Rule requires providers whose activities fall within the law's definition of "creditor" and "covered account" to develop a written program to spot the warning signs of identity theft. But the AMA, American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the Medical Society of the District of Columbia (MSDC) are seeking exclude physicians from the regulations.
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Pam Dixon   FTC   AMA

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