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CA: John Muir Health to notify 5, 450 patients of data breach
From: kirniki <kirniki () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 19:02:23 -0400
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2010/04/05/daily9.html John Muir Health, the Walnut Creek-based hospital system, said Monday it has begun notifying 5,450 patients by mail of a “potential breach of their personal and health information.” The move came after the theft two months ago of two laptop computers at the John Muir Physician Network Perinatal office in Walnut Creek, officials said April 5. “The laptops were password protected and contained data in a format that would not be readily accessible. While we have no evidence that the information has been accessed or used inappropriately, we cannot rule out that possibility, and, therefore, are notifying patients to help protect their identity,” said Hala Helm, Muir’s vice president and chief compliance and privacy officer. “We apologize for any inconvenience or anxiety this incident may cause our patients,” Helm said in the statement. “We take this issue very seriously and are committed to protecting the personal and health information of our patients.” [..] _______________________________________________ Dataloss-discuss Mailing List (dataloss-discuss () datalossdb org) Archived at http://seclists.org/dataloss/ Get business, compliance, IT and security staff on the same page with CREDANT Technologies: The Shortcut Guide to Understanding Data Protection from Four Critical Perspectives. The eBook begins with considerations important to executives and business leaders. http://www.credant.com/campaigns/ebook-chpt-one-web.php
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