Fine of $40,000 for Doctor Who Dumped 1,600 Patients’ Records

19 September 2011

WBTV – CHARLOTTE, NC
Sept. 7, 2011

Records found reportedly discarded in a public recycling bin and thrown out by the doctor’s sons during a move from one office to another, lead to watershed finding.

The article shows that NAID Members who are using the Doctors’ Office Marketing Program are on the right track, and those who are not might want to reconsider.

According to the report, the fine was issued by the state’s Attorney General, and there could still be more trouble from Health and Human Services.

The article also posts a toll free hotline, which it encourage readers to call when the see improperly discarded personal records.

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