US UCLA Health Jul 2015 Physical Action (Q11088)
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A data breach risk event
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US UCLA Health Jul 2015 Physical Action
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A data breach risk event
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July 2015
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UCLA Health announced Tuesday that 1,242 patients are being notified about the theft of a faculty members laptop computer containing names, medical record numbers and health information used to prepare patient treatment plans. According to UCLA, no Social Security numbers, health plan ID numbers, credit card numbers or other financial data were stored on the stolen laptop, which was password protected and was reported stolen on July 3. UCLA Health officials said they immediately initiated an analysis of a backup disk made available by the faculty member -- whose name was not released -- to determine whether protected health or other restricted information was stored on the laptop and, if so, who was affected. The review was completed on Aug. 14. At this time, there is no evidence that any (English)
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