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A while back there was a thread here which related to identity theft. I couldn't find it to reopen it (or maybe it was on AABB forum?).

Anyway, my boss gave me a copy of a recent Business Week magazine with a story about identity theft in the medical setting. Interesting reading. Here is a link to it:

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_02/b4016041.htm

If you read it, you'll notice what one of the affected patient's biggest concerns is...getting the wrong type blood in the future!

(Perhaps someone who is a better wordsmith than I could write BusWeek to explain how transfusion services work and that she really doesn't need to worry. Probably won't get published, but worth a try.)

This article was pretty interesting

Linda Frederick

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comment_3767

Thanks for the article Linda. My daughter was actually a victim of identity theft. It is becoming more common than we think. I got a letter a few years ago from a former employer that employee tax files were missing from the HR department so I had to contact several credit agencies except I am not a US resident so the automated messages would not let me through. I have had no problems but I am cautious.

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comment_3986

Identity theft can be a headache for the blood banker. A coworker of mine used to work at a VA hospital near the Mexican border. He reported that it was common for family members to share identity cards and information so they could get free medical care. It was common for a patient's blood type to not match their history.

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I had a case a few years ago where 2 college roomates were sharing a medical benefits card because the one student did not have benefits. This cause many headaches in our Blood Bank because of mismatched blood type. Resolving the issue caused even greater issues for the insured student when the insurance company identified the fraud.

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