A woman has been charged with violating HIPAA after law enforcement officials discovered she had stolen medical records of approximately 4,500 patients at Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., according to a Birmingham News report.
Chelsea Catherine Stewart was arrested after local police officers found medical records spanning several years at a house where she was staying. The medical records included names, birth dates and Social Security numbers, according to the news report.
According to the news report, Ms. Stewart stole the records, which were kept in a closed registration area, while visiting a patient at the hospital. Law enforcement officials also said she made "to do" lists with the intent of using patients' information for identity theft and fraud, according to the news report.
Trinity is offering one year of free credit monitoring to all affected patients.
Read the news report about the data breach at Trinity Medical Center.
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Chelsea Catherine Stewart was arrested after local police officers found medical records spanning several years at a house where she was staying. The medical records included names, birth dates and Social Security numbers, according to the news report.
According to the news report, Ms. Stewart stole the records, which were kept in a closed registration area, while visiting a patient at the hospital. Law enforcement officials also said she made "to do" lists with the intent of using patients' information for identity theft and fraud, according to the news report.
Trinity is offering one year of free credit monitoring to all affected patients.
Read the news report about the data breach at Trinity Medical Center.
Related Articles on Hospital Data Breaches:
South Carolina's Spartanburg Regional Notifies Patients of Possible Data Breach
Omnibus HIPAA Final Rule Will Not Mandate Encryption of Personal Health Information
Oregon's Dunes Family Health Care Posts Notice of Data Breach