News13 reports that sensitive information on five patients was in a “secure briefcase” stolen from a Florida Department of Health employee’s vehicle. The state knew about the March 31st theft on April 1, but only notified patients this week, it seems.
One of the victims, Chris Kibodeaux, didn’t learn until Thursday that his name, social security number, address, phone number and diagnosis, were among the things in the documents.
His diagnosis concerns him, being HIV positive, it’s not information he wanted someone else to be in control of.
Read more on MyNews13.com.