Stolen equipment contained patient info
Executive Briefings Digest, February 14, 2006
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Thieves may have compromised patient information by stealing stole bone density scanning equipment from Mercy Jeannette Hospital in Pittsburgh in November 2005, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported.
The equipment did not store medical information, but the scanning devices reportedly contained patients' names, birth dates, and Social Security numbers. The hospital sent a letter to patients informing them of the theft and that the "possibility exists that this data could be used to commit fraud."
State officials advised patients worried about their personal information to contact credit reporting agencies to request a fraud watch on their accounts.
Source: Briefings on Hospital Safety
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