Miami Jackson Health System data theft

[Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>]

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/13/2264732/jackson-health-system-patient.html
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Jackson Health System reported Monday it is cooperating with police in 
an investigation of an employee who “apparently inappropriately accessed 
confidential patient information” of 1,800 people, the system announced 
in a press release.

Jackson said the 1,800 patients have been notified and offered free 
credit card fraud protection.

“JHS took quick action to address this issue and the employee is no 
longer employed at JHS,” the system said in the press release.

Theft of patient data has been a recurring theme in the state — 
sometimes with much larger numbers. In June 2010, AvMed health insurance 
reported that the data of 1.2 million patients had been on two laptops 
stolen from its offices. In 2008, data on 2.1 million University of 
Miami patients was stolen when a box was taken from a parked van.
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