Tag Archives: Medical Identity Theft

Healthcare Privacy and Data Protection – Year in Review

By Lynn Sessions on February 4, 2013 Posted in HIPAA/HITECH, Medical Privacy

BakerHostetler’s Privacy and Data Protection Team has handled some of the largest and most complex privacy incidents and regulatory investigations in the healthcare industry. This Year in Review gives a summary of the team’s activity in 2012.… Continue Reading

CMS’s Privacy Problem: Data Breaches, Medicare Numbers, and Inaction

By Lynn Sessions on November 30, 2012 Posted in HIPAA/HITECH, Medical Privacy

Co-authored by: Cory Fox The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently published a report, CMS Response to Breaches and Medical Identity Theft (“Report”), which referenced 14 breaches of medical information by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), including Medicare numbers, affecting nearly 14,000 beneficiaries in the past … Continue Reading