Former Cedars-Sinai employee held for identity theft, fraud
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, December 29, 2008
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center former employee James Allen Wilson, 44, of Los Angeles allegedly stole personal information pertaining to more than 1,000 patients to make money in an insurance scam, the Los Angeles Times reported December 23.
Hospital officials say Wilson previously worked in the hospital’s billing department, where he would have had access to patient records for billing purposes. So far investigators determined Wilson’s scam netted him at least $69,000, according to Los Angeles County district attorney's office spokesperson Jane Robison.
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