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Medical Identity Theft: Medical Equipment Co. Owner Sentenced to Prison

I just ran across this U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) press release from January 20, 2009......

Medical Identity Theft Is On The Rise

For day 2 of Global Security Week I want to highlight the growing problem of medical identity theft......

More On The HHS HIPAA Compliance Activities

Today I communicated with Sue Marquette Poremba at SC Magazine for an article she published this afternoon, "Proliferating HIPAA complaints and medical record breaches" She had seen my blog posting from yesterday, "HIPAA Complaints And Associated Resolutions Since 2003" and...

HIPAA Complaints And Associated Resolutions Since 2003

The U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has required compliance from covered entities (CEs) since 2003. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the Federal agency with regulatory oversight for compliance; with the Office of Civil...

APEC Privacy Framework: Viewpoints from the FTC, TRUSTe & Marty Abrams

One of the sessions I attended at the IAPP Privacy Academy this past week was "APEC Update - Self Regulatory Approaches to Cross Border Transfers of Personal Data." The presenters were: Pamela Jones Harbour, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Marty...

Many Kinds of Identity Theft Cause Many Types of Long Lasting Negative Impacts

I want to revisit the blog posting I made a few days ago, "Average Cost of ID Theft Per Victim is $31,356" Some folks gave me some feedback, saying that they thought this cost was way too high based upon...

Medical Identity Theft and Bill Requiring Criminal Background Checks In LTC Facilities

I have had relatives very close to me who, because of degenerative diseases and medical problems, have had to go to long term care (LTC) facilities. I always worried about the care they were receiving when I was not around....

Medical Identity Theft and HIPAA

On Wednesday the Queens Gazette ran a report on medical identity theft. This certainly is an issue of concern. I blogged about medical identity theft earlier this year. Combining identity theft with unauthorized access to medical information certainly can lead...

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