Woman Admits Billing Home Services Program While In Jail
Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on March 12, 2015, Angela Jones, 51, of Madison, IL, pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging that she engaged in a scheme to commit health care fraud. At her sentencing Jones will face up to 10 years of imprisonment,…
Read MoreADVANTAGE DENTAL HIPAA BREACH EXPOSES MORE THAN 150K PATIENT RECORDS
Advantage Dental of Redmond, OR, has announced that hackers have successfully infiltrated its computer systems and have potentially accessed the records of over 151,000 of its patients, according to a report in the Portland Tribune. The Oregon-based company, which primarily provides dental services for low-income patients and operates more than 30 clinics throughout the state,…
Read MoreSECOND ROUND HIPAA COMPLIANCE AUDITS DELAYED AGAIN
The Office for Civil Rights is due to commence the second round of HIPAA compliance audits this year, although news has emerged that the audits are to be delayed once more to give the department time to finalized the audit protocol. The second round audits were originally scheduled to take place in the fall of…
Read MorePOTENTIAL HIPAA VIOLATIONS BY MINNESOTA BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NURSE AND HOSPITAL
According to a Monday WCCO-TV news report, a nurse employed by Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield stands accused of illegally accessing a state database containing the prescription drug records of approximately 1 million state residents. The database – administered by the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy – contains names, addresses and prescription records and was set…
Read MoreEVANSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HACK EXPOSES HIPAA DATA OF 4,400
Hackers have gained access to the E-mail accounts of a number of employees of the St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville, Indiana, resulting in the PHI of approximately 4,400 patients potentially being exposed. A spokesman for St. Mary’s Medical Center, Randy Capehart, issued a statement announcing the HIPAA breach to the press. In the statement…
Read MoreNursing Agency Operator to be Incarcerated for 92 Months and Forfeits Home
Nursing Agency Operator to be Incarcerated for 92 Months and Forfeits Home | USAO-MA | Department of Justice BOSTON – The owner of a home nursing agency was sentenced yesterday to 92 months in prison for fraudulently billing millions of dollars of services to Medicare and then laundering the proceeds. Michael Galatis, 63, of Natick,…
Read MorePossible HIPAA Violations in Medical College of Wisconsin Breach
The Medical College of Wisconsin has issued a statement announcing a data breach that has affected approximately 400 of its patients. WDJT Milwaukee, an affiliate of CBS, was contacted on Feb 28, 2015 by a spokesperson for the Medical College of Wisconsin detailing a data breach which exposed some confidential information of its patients. The…
Read MoreLocal Physician Convicted Of Health Care Fraud Charges
St. Louis, MO – DR. DEVON GOLDING has been convicted of multiple health care fraud related charges for billing for services not rendered and false statements involving a health care benefit plan. The five-day trial was held before United States District Judge John A. Ross. The verdict was returned late Friday evening, February 13, 2015.…
Read MoreHIPAA AND ISPP VIOLATIONS CITED IN AVENTURA HOSPITAL DAMAGES LAWSUIT
The Aventura HIPAA breach, identified in June last year, has resulted in a lawsuit being filed by a patient of the hospital, according to a Courthouse News Service report. The lawsuit was filed by Aventura patient, Kellie Lynn Case, in the Miami Federal Court. She is seeking damages from the defendants, Hospital Corporation of America…
Read MoreCentral Texas Clinic Notifies 8,700 of HIPAA Breach
A central Texas clinic, Lone Star Circle of Care of Georgetown, has learned that a backup file containing the personal information of 8,700 individuals has been available through the community health center’s website for a period of six months, during which time it was accessed on a number of occasions by unknown individuals. The file…
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