HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2022

A pharmaceutical sales rep has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit healthcare fraud and wrongfully disclosing and obtaining patients’ protected health information in an elaborate healthcare fraud scheme involving criminal HIPAA violations. Ritson identified the patients through the medical practice of Dr. Frank Alario.

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Fraud HIPAA FDA Health Insurance 61

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 2, 2023

An Arizona man has been sentenced to 54 months in jail for aggravated identity theft and criminal violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Rico Prunty pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and criminal HIPAA violations for accessing and disclosing patients’ protected health information.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 31, 2023

District Court Judge has denied class certification in a long-running legal battle against CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield over its 2014 data breach that affected 1.1 The post Judge Denies Class Certification in CareFirst Data Breach Lawsuit appeared first on HIPAA Journal. million plan members.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 8, 2023

An investigation was launched when the unauthorized access was detected which revealed the unauthorized access had been occurring over a period of 9 years, starting in 2014. The post Asante Discovers 9 Years of Unauthorized Medical Record Access by a Physician appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Electronic Medical Records Doctors Fraud Licensing 74

HIPAA Journal

MAY 18, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights is the main enforcer of HIPAA compliance; however, state Attorneys General also play a role in enforcing compliance with the Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). million individuals and for delayed breach notifications.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 5, 2024

A lawsuit against CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield that was filed in response to a 2014 data breach has had a contract class certified by a federal judge, 9 years after legal action was initiated. In June 2014, hackers gained access to CareFirst systems, which contained the data of around 1.1

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Fraud HIPAA Health Insurance Compliance 69

Hall Render

APRIL 1, 2022

OCR Announces Four HIPAA Enforcement Actions. Fraud plagues California’s hospice industry, audit finds. over MassHealth fraud. UPMC begins payments to 66,000 employees affected by 2014 data breach. Hospital, long-term care groups again petition Becerra to extend COVID-19 public health emergency. for VA EHR project.

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