McKesson: Stolen Computers Contain Patient Information

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201804872

Health-care services company, McKesson, is alerting thousands of its 
patients that their personal information is at risk after two of its 
computers were stolen from an office.

The company, which helps pharmaceutical manufacturers set up assistance 
programs for patients in need, sent out a letter alerting patients that 
the computers were stolen on July 18. The names of the people being 
alerted were on one of the two PCs, but it's not known how much of their 
accompanying identifying information was also contained on the machines.

"Your personal information may have been on one of the two computers that 
were stolen from a McKesson office," wrote Patrick Blake, president of 
McKesson Specialty Pharmaceutical, in the letter to one patient. "At this 
point, we have not determined if your personal information was on either 
stolen computer. However, we are taking the precaution of notifying every 
patient whose information might have been on the computers, just to be 
safe."

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