Thief steals laptop containing deidentified information
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, April 17, 2006
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A thief stole a laptop containing the records of 1,500 patients of Canada-based Saskatchewan Health, the company announced. However, the information is deidentified, the company announced.
Praxia Information Intelligence Inc., in Toronto, Canada, was using the data to test systems for the Saskatchewan Health Information Network. On the night of March 30, a thief snatched three laptop computers from a locked cabinet in Praxia's Toronto office.
Saskatchewan Health decided not to notify the affected patients because the information was deidentified. The company also concluded that Praxia had the appropriate security measures in place.
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