This is the second known criminal conviction of a person profiting from the disclosure of confidential medical record information under HIPAA.
Tip provided by Alan Goldberg.
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Second Criminal Conviction Under HIPAA
Tuesday 14 March 2006
Press Release issued by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas announces conviction of person under HIPAA for wrongfully using a unique health identifiers with the intent to sell individually identifiable health information for personal gain. Liz Ramirez, a former physician office employee, worked for a physician office under contract to provide physicals and medical treatment to FBI agents. Ms. Ramirez was caught selling personal and medical information about a particular FBI agent to a confidential source (posing as a drug trafficker wanting information on the FBI agent)for $500.
This is the second known criminal conviction of a person profiting from the disclosure of confidential medical record information under HIPAA.
Tip provided by Alan Goldberg.
This is the second known criminal conviction of a person profiting from the disclosure of confidential medical record information under HIPAA.
Tip provided by Alan Goldberg.
