FL: Laptop containing Halifax patient information stolen

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http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD04101509.htm

About 33,000 Halifax Health patients were sent letters this week notifying 
them that their personal information might have been compromised -- and 
that they should call a credit agency to put a "fraud alert" on their 
identity.

The notice is the result of the Aug. 28 theft of a laptop computer from a 
Halifax Health employee's vehicle in Orange County, hospital officials 
said. Attempts to retrieve the stolen computer -- which might have 
contained password-protected patient information -- have not been 
successful, so notification began this week.

"We have no reason to believe that any identity theft has occurred," said 
Ann Martorano, chief marketing officer for the area's largest health care 
provider, in a written statement. "However, we are advising patients of 
the steps they can take to protect themselves from that possibility."

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