Cancer Center Blamed for Stolen Laptop

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>]

http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/07/01/37838.htm

ST. LOUIS (CN) - A hospital and cancer center allowed a laptop
computer stuffed with unencrypted, confidential information on its
patients to be stolen, and did not notify patients of the data theft
for 8 weeks, patients say in a class action.

Named plaintiff Rita Barricks claims the laptop was stolen during the
weekend of Dec. 4, 2010 from Barnes-Jewish Hospital dba The Siteman
Cancer Center, a joint venture between Washington University and
Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Barricks says the computer contained patients' names, addresses, phone
numbers, birth dates, Social Security numbers, medical records,
diagnoses, lab results, email addresses, insurance information and
employment information.

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