Laptop with patient info stolen
Rocky Mountain News
Published November 29, 2006 at midnight
A laptop computer containing private medical information on 38,000 Kaiser Permanente members in the Denver area was stolen last month, the health care provider said Tuesday.
The computer was stolen in early October from a car belonging to a Kaiser Permanente employee in California, Kerry W. Kohnen, Kaiser’s vice president of business operations, said.
The information in the computer included names, membership identification numbers, dates of birth; gender; and physician information for clients treated at the Skyline Medical Office in Denver’s North Capitol Hill and the Southwest Medical Office in Jefferson County, according to Kaiser.
Kohnen said it is not likely the thief will be able to use any of the customers’ personal data.
Kaiser members who may be affected by the breach may call a special phone line for more information: 866-529-0813
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