Laptop with confidential patient information stolen from Upstate Hospital

[Erica Absetz <erica () riskbasedsecurity com>]

http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=890363

SYRACUSE -- If you were a patient at Upstate University Hospital, your
personal information may have been compromised.

The hospital has notified 283 patients by mail that a laptop computer
containing some personal medical information was stolen from the
hospital on or about March 30 or 31. The information on the computer
may have included the patient's name, date of birth, hospital medical
record number, dates of care, diagnosis, test readings and physician's
name. It did not include the patient's social security number,
insurance information, address or other identifying information which
can frequently be used in identity theft.

Hospital officials say there is no indication the information has been
found, viewed, used or misused by anyone. The investigation continues.
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