Theft at Physician's Office in Washington Jeopardizes Patient Data

Health Information Technology
Sabrina Rodak -

A theft at a physician's office in Washington has jeopardized the personal and medical information of certain patients seen from 1993-2004, according to a Sacramento Bee report. Pieces of office equipment and CDs with patient information were stolen from the Renton, Wash.-based office of Paul C. Brown, MD, over the weekend of Oct. 14.

Click here to read the full story in Becker's Hospital Review on the data breach.

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