Unencrypted Private Data - Stolen Computer Breach
Emory Healthcare
Geisinger HC
Williamson Med Center
Electronic Registry Systems, Inc.
Other "John Doe" Health Care Corporations
Multiple Locations in 5 States
Governing Privacy Law or Rule - HIPAA, State Laws
The theft of a computer from the office of an Ohio-based health care contractor on Nov. 23 has exposed sensitive data belonging to tens of thousands of patients in five health care firms across five states. The compromised data includes the names, addresses, medical record numbers, diagnoses, treatment information and Social Security numbers of the patients. Among those affected are patients at Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare, Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System and Franklin, Tenn.-based Williamson Medical Center. The names of two other health care providers affected by the burglary at Cincinnati-based Electronic Registry Systems Inc. (ERS) have not yet been released.
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