WA: Stevens Hospital Notifies Patients...

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http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070604006259&newsLang=en

Stevens Hospital is notifying patients that some patient names and other 
identifying information were accessible on the Internet following a lapse 
in a subcontractor.s computer security.

The records' privacy was restored after the hospital coordinated with the 
subcontractor and a search engine to block access to the information. No 
patient care, medical record or credit card information was involved, but 
the accessible information did include patients. names, addresses and 
Social Security numbers. Stevens believes that fewer than 550 patient 
records were affected, and those patients are being notified.

"Our patients' privacy is our highest concern, along with their health and 
well-being," said Mike Carter, the hospital.s president and chief 
executive officer. "Once we learned of the situation, we took swift, 
strong action to restore the security of their personal information."

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