Patients Victims of Identify Theft

Health News Florida | By Health News Florida

Published February 13, 2013 at 12:03 PM EST

An employee of the Palm Beach County Health Department was arrested for stealing the personal information of 2,800 patients, the Palm Beach Post reports. Meanwhile, a former Florida Hospital Tampa housekeeper pleaded guilty to taking patient information and passing it on to a friend who used it to file fraudulent tax returns, the Tampa Bay Times reports.