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CA: Breach Of Privacy Information At Kern Medical Center

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Dissent

On Oct. 31, a theft occurred at Kern Medical Center outside the Information Services Department located at 1700 Mount Vernon Ave.

Documents that were intended for the KMC Laboratory Department were stolen from a set of external lockers outside the KMC Information Systems building, according to Paul Hensler, Chief Executive Officer for Kern Medical Center.

These documents contained confidential patient information including the name, date of birth, social security number, physician, laboratory test data, medical record number and/or account number of KMC patients, Hensler said.

Read more on TurnTo23.com. A notice on the hospital’s web site says, in part:

On October 31, 2009, a theft occurred at Kern Medical Center (KMC) outside the Information Services Department located at 1700 Mount Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, California. Documents that were intended for the KMC Laboratory Department were stolen from a set of external lockers outside the KMC Information Systems building. These documents contained confidential patient information including the name, date of birth, social security number, physician, laboratory test data, medical record number and/or account number of KMC patients.

Since then KMC has taken appropriate steps to notify the California Department of Public Health and the patients involved, and to make sure patient information is secure and to prevent this type of incident from occurring in the future. As required by law, KMC reported the incident to the Bakersfield office of California Department of Public Health on November 5, 2009. The matter also has been referred to Bakersfield Police Department for investigation and possible prosecution of the person(s) responsible. A copy of the patient letter is available at the KMC website home page: www.kernmedicalcenter.com. Patients can contact KMC toll free at 1-877-800-5530 for any questions regarding the breach. They may also email KMC at [email protected]. When contacting KMC, patients are asked to reference the code in the bottom right corner of their patient letter.

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