NewsChannel9 in Chattanooga Tennessee reports that a man in Harrison (TN) received a priority package that contained hundreds of patients’ insurance papers from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia. The documents contained account numbers, patient names, member numbers, service dates, charges and tax id numbers. There was also a check enclosed from the insurance company made payable to the Northwest Georgia Medical Group for more than $26,000.
Not surprisingly, BC BS of Georgia is looking into the incident.