UAB Synopsis, Vol. 24, No. 2, January 24, 2005
United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington John McKay, has announced that Richard W. Gibson of SeaTac, Washington, pled guilty in a federal court in Seattle to wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information for economic gain.
Gibson admitted he obtained a patient's name, date of birth, and social security number while employed at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. He used the patient's information to obtain credit cards in the patient's name.
Under a plea agreement, Gibson was sentenced to 10 to 16 months in prison and will pay restitution to the credit card companies and the victim.
Courtesy Medical Association of the State of Alabama, Alabama MD, October 26, 2004.