Health care officials in Madison County are searching for answers after thousands of medical records containing patient information were found in a dumpster.
The records were found at the AAA Rent-a-Space in Richmond. By HIPAA laws, medical records should be shredded when disposed. The paper work, which belonged to a radiology clinic that practiced in Richmond in the late 90s and early 2000s.
Carl Swanger, the Madison County man who discovered the records, was throwing something in the dumpster at the storage center when he noticed that the bin was full of dozens of boxes of medical records that contained very personal information including social security numbers, birth dates, and medical conditions.
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He took the documents to the nearby Baptist Health, thinking they may have come from there. Baptist Health is keeping the records in a secure area as they look into what should be done with them.
Baptist Health officials say they’re also trying to track down the original physicians who were in charge of these medical records.
