Doctor Stoop

jayparkinsonmd:

matthewdipaolamd:

A file containing identifying information for every physician in the country contracted with a Blues-affiliated insurance plan was on a laptop computer stolen from a BlueCross BlueShield Assn. employee. It is not yet known whether any identity theft has resulted from the data breach.

The file included the name, address, tax identification number and national provider identifier number for about 850,000 doctors, Jeff Smokler, spokesman for the Chicago-based Blues association, said Oct. 6.

So 850,000 doctors could potentially be at risk. But this is what happens when you sign contracts with companies exempt from anti-trust issues. They take over the country, create monopolies, and enable this type of massive data loss and potential identity theft possible.