Stolen laptop creates concern for OrthoMontana patients

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By Rob Rogers
The Billings Gazette
March 10, 2011

OrthoMontana is scrambling to warn current and past patients that their 
personal information may be on a laptop computer that was recently stolen 
from the company.

The Billings orthopedic and sports medicine practice has sent letters 
across the city to those who may have been impacted.

"We ... have no reason to believe that your personal information was 
accessed or used inappropriately," the letter stated.

Roy Strong, CEO of OrthoMontana, said Thursday that the letter contains 
just about all the information the company knows about the theft.

The laptop was heavily encrypted -- two sets of user names and passwords 
plus a "biometric finger scan" was required to access its files, he said.

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