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OH: Boardman dermatologist reports potential patient ID theft

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Dissent

Because of the number of patients involved, we won’t see this on HHS’s breach tool, but it serves as a useful reminder that the risk of ID theft is everywhere, still:

A dermatologist at 755 Boardman Canfield Road told police someone forced open a box that holds lab specimens outside the rear door of his office.

The burglary happened sometime between 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Monday.

The doctor told police the box held skin specimens.

He checked and discovered the lab did pick up the specimens at 7 p.m. Friday, but he is concerned because patients’ personal information, such as dates of birth and Social Security numbers, are in the boxes with specimens. He told police there is a risk for identity theft.

Source: Vindy.com

If the lab picked up the specimens at 7 pm Friday, was the paperwork there at the time, and if so, didn’t they take it?

I don’t quite understand this report in terms of why the doctor fears the information was stolen.

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