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patient identity theft

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ID thefts plague hospitals

According to a February study , 91 percent of small healthcare organizations suffered at least one data breach, with 24 percent of them likely resulting in medical identity theft. That list already is

Patient records found at dump

As if growing concern about medical identity theft due to the online storage of records wasn't bad enough, thousands of Boston-area patients now apparently need to worry about their paper records

Patient data is at risk: Do you call IT?

Patient data maintained by hospitals represents a potential playground for anyone with an inclination toward fraud and theft. There are names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, insurance policy