Hospital Worker Sentenced for HIPAA Crimes in ID Theft Scam

Former Employee Gets 4.5 Years in Federal Prison and Is Ordered to Repay Patients
A former employee of an Arizona hospital has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution to victims after pleading guilty to criminal HIPAA violations and his participation in an identity theft scam that compromised the data of nearly 500 patients.

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