US NYU Langone Medical Center May 2012 Physical Action (Q11453)
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A data breach risk event
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US NYU Langone Medical Center May 2012 Physical Action
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A data breach risk event
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May 2012
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NYU Langone Medical Center notified patients this week that a desktop computer containing personal health information was discovered stolen from the Faculty Group Practice office of John G. Golfinos, MD, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery on May 23, 2012. Although the computer was not encrypted, it was password protected and additional software would be needed to retrieve any data files, minimizing the risk that the information would actually be accessed. In addition to data from Dr. Golfinos office, the stolen computer also contained patient data from the practices of Erik C. Parker, MD, associate professor of neurosurgery as well as the former practice of neurosurgeon Patrick J. Kelly, MD. The data on the computer was duplicated by the medical center prior to the theft, so no clini (English)
