Professional Claims Bureau, Inc., Debt Collectors since 1964,274 Duffy Avenue, Hicksville, New York 11801. New York City Dept. Of Consumer Affairs License No. 0811196
The following is a brief overview of some of the HIPAA provisions Professional Claims Bureau, Inc., the third party, Debt Collectors, is violating:
The privacy provisions establishing a national standard for the collection, use and disclosure of individually identifiable health information. Restrictions on the uses and disclosures of patient information; Professional Claims Bureau, Inc., the third party, Debt Collectors, contacts all insurance companies by telephone, such including: Allstate Insurance Co., Aetna Inc. Oxford Health Plans, Inc. United Healthcare, CIGNA Corporation. Uses all Health Providers Federal Tax identification numbers, Medicare Health Providers identification numbers, Oxford Health Plans, Inc. Health Providers identification numbers in it's possession, upwards of 50 listings, claiming to be the Health Providers, executing fraud. Such Health Providers including:
North Shore University Hospital (NSUH)/Manhasset
300 Community Drive
Manhasset, New York 11030
(516) 562-0100
Southside Hospital
301 East Main Street
Bay Shore, New York 11706
(631) 968-3000
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
1000 Montauk Highway West Islip, New York 11795
Nyack Hospital
160 North Midland Avenue
Nyack, New York 10960
845-348
Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
St Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, Amsterdam Avenue and West 114th Street
Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Professional Claims Bureau, Inc., the third party, Debt Collectors, designates employees, Melissa Roth, June and Cassandra, Susan Frank, Milton Williams as Insurance employees for the purpose of:
Wrongful Disclosure of Individually Identifiable Health Information - "A person who knowingly and in violation of this part (1) uses or causes to be used a unique health identifier; (2) obtains individually identifiable health information relating to an individual; or (3) discloses individually identifiable health information to another person shall be punished as provided...
1. to be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned not more than one year, or both;
2. if the offense is committed under false pretenses, be fined not more than $100,000, imprisoned not more than five years, or both;
3. if the offense is committed with the intent to sell, transfer, or use individually identifiable health information for commercial advantage, personal gain, or malicious harm, be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned not more than one year, or both."
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