US Dr. Kenneth Kiser Feb 2013 Technical Error (Q15771)
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February 2013
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A resident in Florence, Alabama made a surprising discovery inside a dumpster dozens of medical records had been tossed out with the trash. Police traced those records back to a doctors office in Norton, Virginia. Its concerning because there are phone numbers, birth dates, addresses, social security numbers in these files. Said detective Jerry Pearson with Florence Police, anyone can use them to become that person and get credit cards, buy cars, get houses in that person`s name. Police believe the doctor had relocated to the Florence area and had taken the records with him. Part of the records contained information linked to Norton Community Hospital, Mountain States Health Alliance says the records did not belong to them. It appears the records belonged to a physician by the name of Ken (English)
