Thief Nabs Backup Data on 365,000 Patients
Todd R. Weiss writes on ComputerWorld.com:
About 365,000 hospice and home health care patients in Oregon and Washington are being notified about the theft of computer backup data disks and tapes late last month that included personal information and confidential medical records.More here.
In an announcement yesterday, Providence Home Services, a division of Seattle-based Providence Health Systems, said the records and other data were on several disks and tapes stolen from the car of a Providence employee at his home. The incident was reported by the employee on Dec. 31, according to the health care system.
posted by Fergie @ 1/26/2006 08:20:00 PM
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