Category: Medical Identity Theft

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   (13 articles) California

   (9 articles) Connecticut

   (8 articles) Chicago

   (8 articles) New York

   (8 articles) Texas

   (7 articles) Washington

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   (5 articles) America

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   (18 articles) Hipaa

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   (14 articles) Medicare

   (13 articles) Health Insurance Portability

   (11 articles) Congress

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   (7 articles) Identity Force

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3. People in the News

   (10 articles) Pam Dixon

   (4 articles) Richard Blumenthal

   (3 articles) Louis Saccoccio

   (3 articles) Jeff Smokler

   (3 articles) Lisa Gallagher

   (3 articles) Kathleen Sebelius

   (3 articles) Linda Foley

   (3 articles) Steven Bearak

   (2 articles) Betty Breshears

   (2 articles) Rob Montemorra

1. LifeLock Will Pay $12 Million to Settle Charges by the FTC and 35 States That Identity Theft Prevention and Data Security Claims Were False

   Explore Article Federal Trade Commission (Mar 9 2010) Consumer , Compliance , Data Breach , ID Theft Prevention , Medical Identity Theft

   LifeLock, Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to the Federal Trade Commission and $1 million to a group of 35 state attorneys general to settle charges that the company used false claims to promote its identity theft protection services, which it widely advertised by displaying the CEO’s Social Security number on the side of a truck.
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Maryland   South Carolina   Missouri

2. Medical Records the Latest Target for ID Thieves

   View all 6 articles » Explore Article CBN.com (Mar 11 2010) Consumer , Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft

   Health insurance is becoming a new target for identity thieves. Anndorie Sachs is one victim. She had no idea her medical identity had been stolen until the phone rang -- and Child Protective Services was on the line. "They stated I was under investigation because the baby I just had tested positive for methamphetamine," Sachs recalled. But...
   

   Medical identity theft strikes 5.8% of American adults - NetworkWorld.com  
   Medical ID thefts can harm patients' health; Prosecutors go after Medicare fraud - THE MEDICAL NEWS  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Joe Ryan   Jennifer Trussell

3. Medical records found in drive-thru trash can

   Explore Article kens5.com (Mar 12 2010) Corporate , Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft , Lastest Data Breaches

   Under the 2005 Identity Theft Enforcement Act, businesses are required to have procedures in place to destroy customers' personal information. The state can fine businesses $500 to $2000 per abandoned record.
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Adobe

4. 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

5. Computer stolen from Pensacola medical office

   Explore Article pnj.com (Feb 19 2010) Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft , Lastest Data Breaches

   Cardiology Consultants is notifying by mail patients who potentially could be affected by the theft of the computer. Radoszewski said the office has received about 75 calls from patients about the theft.
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Federal Trade Commission

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

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. Data Breach Affects Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

    Explore Article Courant.com (Nov 10 2009) Consumer , Healthcare , Data Breach , Medical Identity Theft

    Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is investigating why Anthem didn't tell the Connecticut health care providers of the breach until nearly two months after it had happened.
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Hartford   Blue Cross Blue Shield Association   Chicago

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