Former cancer care worker sentenced in first federal HIPAA conviction
Compliance Monitor, November 10, 2004
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A former cancer care center worker was sentenced November 5 to 16 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and more than $9,000 in restitution for wrongful disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for economic gain, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Seattle.
Richard Gibson said in August he obtained a cancer patient's name, date of birth, and Social Security number while he was working at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
He used the patient's PHI to obtain four credit cards, subsequently racking up more than $9,000 in debt.
This is the first criminal conviction in the United States under HIPAA. The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Susan Loitz in Seattle.
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