Ie: Computer Containing Patient Data Stolen From Ennis Hospital

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

Ie: Computer Containing Patient Data Stolen From Ennis Hospital

http://www.phiprivacy.net/?p=3962
By Dissent, September 27, 2010


    The Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed that a computer 
containing patient information has been stolen during a break-in at Ennis 
General Hospital. Gardaí, the HSE and the Data Protection Commissioner are 
investigating the theft which occurred at Clare.s county hospital last 
week.

    [...]

    The HSE has launched it.s own investigation into the matter however it 
is not yet known how much data relating to personal information about 
patients was on the computer or whether the machine was encrypted. It is 
thought that the computer was password protected and had been used for 
recording patient.s blood pressure monitoring data.

more info:
http://www.clareherald.com/news/3092-computer-containing-patient-data-stolen-from-ennis-hospital.html

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