US Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Aug 2014 Physical Action (Q13717)
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A data breach risk event
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US Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Aug 2014 Physical Action
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A data breach risk event
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August 2014
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The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) announced earlier this week that a laptop containing protected health information (PHI) of approximately 3,000 patients was stolen from an employees car on Aug. 14, 2014. The employee was attending a conference in Clayton County, Ga., and there is not yet any evidence that any confidential information has been accessed, according to the DBHDD statement. DBHDD is reinforcing our information security practices to protect against future data breaches, said Doug Engle, the departments director of information technology. While its impossible to ensure that a laptop will never be stolen, we are taking proactive steps to protect client information by reducing the risk of that information getting into the wrong han (English)
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