Ga. hospice loses laptop

| | Health Exec | Cybersecurity

It's unclear how many patients of Heyman HospiceCare in Rome, Ga., were impacted by the loss of a non-encrypted laptop left in the car of an employee. The laptop contained patient names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, Social Security numbers and insurance policy numbers.

Potentially-affected patients’ time of treatment may range from July 1, 2006, and Jan. 3, 2013. Reports indicate that financial information was not on the laptop and the medical information was not lost.

Heyman HospiceCare became aware of the loss on Jan. 4. To date, the laptop has not been located.

 

 

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