Ex-UIC Medical Center worker charged with identity theft

Something for all health workers to be aware of..many of the sophisticated electronic records systems do in fact trace every transaction, so when there is no change of being anonymous with accessing medical records...BD

A former University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago employee has been charged with identity theft following an investigation that officials say determined he misused personal information of at least eight patients.
Leslie Langford, 28, who worked as an emergency medical technician in the West Side hospital, was arrested on Feb. 23 after police discovered evidence he had illegally used patients' information he had accessed through using its electronic medical records system, authorities said.

Authorities determined Langford had improperly used the records of eight patients, Gonzalez said. She declined to provide specifics about how the man used the information, due to an ongoing investigation. The hospital sent out a letter on March 8 to the potentially affected patients telling them of the risk.

Source: Ex-UIC Medical Center worker charged with identity theft | Chicago Tribune