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6,000 patients to be notified after UDOH contractor loses drive with unencrypted PHI

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Dissent

The Utah Department of Health reported another breach today. This time, blame an employee of their contractor, Goold Health Systems, who violated policy by transferring PHI to an unencrypted USB drive which was lost during travel.  The drive contained about 6,000 patients’ names, Medicaid numbers, ages, and recent prescription history.


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