US Hospice Palliative Care of Alamance Caswell or LifePath Home Health Feb 2013 Physical Action (Q10662)
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A data breach risk event
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US Hospice Palliative Care of Alamance Caswell or LifePath Home Health Feb 2013 Physical Action
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A data breach risk event
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February 2013
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A local health provider is warning patients and their families about a possible breach of personal information after a recent break-in at one of its facilities. Staff at Hospice Palliative Care of Alamance Caswell and LifePath Home Health notified around 5,370 current and past patients, or their next of kin, about a possible information breach stemming from a Feb. 24 break-in. The break-in happened at the groups main office on Chapel Hill Road in Burlington. The burglars stole several items, including empty needles and syringes, miscellaneous items, and three laptops containing patient information. (English)