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Laptop with patient information stolen from University Health Care

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Dissent

Sarah Dallof of KSL reports:

Thousands of people are being cautioned to keep their eyes on their credit reports tonight. A laptop with names, Social Security numbers and personal health information was stolen from University Health Care in Salt Lake City.

The laptop was reported missing Feb. 25. University Health Care began mailing out letters to people affected by it this week.

The reason for the delay has to do with the reason why the company thinks this was a crime of opportunity. Chris Nelson, director of University Health Care, says, “It’s a frustration for us. It’s a frustration for our patients.”

Some 4,800 patients are feeling that frustration tonight because their personal information was on a laptop stolen from a locked office. “In some cases, there were names and addresses of patients. In some cases, names and Social Security numbers, [and] in some cases, names and health policy information,” Nelson said.

Health policy information included types of medications prescribed to patients and insurance numbers.

According to University Health Care, the numbers, names and information were listed on separate spreadsheets, which is how Nelson explains the two-week delay in notifying those affected. He said, “It took our team of experts a little while to go through the data and link names and Social Security numbers and, in some cases, medications.”

Full story – KSL

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