Category: Medical Identity Theft

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1. Medical Records the Latest Target for ID Thieves

   View all 6 articles » Explore Article CBN.com (15 hours, 48 min ago) 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 ID thefts can harm patients' health; Prosecutors go after Medicare fraud - THE MEDICAL NEWS  
   Medical identity theft strikes 5.8% of American adults - NetworkWorld.com  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Joe Ryan   Jennifer Trussell

2. 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

3. UTMB patient data may have been stolen

   Explore Article chron.com (Feb 12 2010) Healthcare , Higher Ed , Medical Identity Theft , Lastest Data Breaches

   Confidential information about 1,200 UTMB patients may have been stolen last year. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston mailed letters Tuesday to patients whose private information was...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Houston

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. Nearly 50,000 Social Security Numbers Exposed On Envelopes

   Explore Article ABC Owned Television Stations (Feb 9 2010) Consumer , Government , Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft , Lastest Data Breaches

   The state of California has admitted to a mailing mistake that exposed nearly 50,000 Social Security Numbers belonging to Medi-Cal recipients. The letters were mailed last Monday, with the Social Security Numbers printed just above the mailing address. There was more bad news inside.
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Social Security Numbers   California

6. 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

7. Man wracks up $100,000 in medical expenses with fake identification

   Explore Article West Palm Beach Florida Local News (Feb 17 2010) Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft

   A man who twice checked himself into the hospital and wracked up more than $100,000 in medical expenses with a fake insurance identification has...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Arizona   Hawaii

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

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