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Found computer drive had Mercy patient data on it
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:01:59 -0400 (EDT)
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/local/story/12717958p-13413952c.html By Carol Reiter Last Updated: September 15, 2006, 01:54:07 AM PDT A computer memory card with 295 patient names, Social Security numbers, birthdates and medical record numbers was lost by a Mercy Medical Center Merced employee and found months after the card was created. Because of the possibility that someone could have accessed the unencrypted small memory card, all of the patients were notified Wednesday by certified mail that their privacy may have been invaded. Only one patient's actual medical record was on the card. Robert McLaughlin, spokesman for Mercy, said the card was created in 2005 when computer files of Mercy's two campuses, Dominican and Community, were being combined into a new computer database. The employee, who worked in the information technology department of Mercy, created the card to find out what the best way to access patient records was: by name, date of birth or Social Security number. [...] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tracking more than 146 million compromised records in 349 incidents over 6 years.
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