Scott Feldman reports:
A folder containing personal information of 620 patients from the Indian Health Service Rosebud Service Unit was quickly recovered after being left in a public area at the IHS Rapid City Service Unit, according to a news release.
IHS officials discovered the folder filled with classified information that included names, Social Security numbers and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs enrollment information that had been accidentally left behind on May 30 by an IHS employee.
A letter was sent on July 16 to everyone whose information was compromised to inform them of the privacy breach and to issue an apology, the release stated.
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