[Dataloss] PA: Nurse's Stolen Laptop May Put Thousands Of Local Patients At Risk

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http://www.wpxi.com/news/14875284/detail.html

The names, social security numbers, phone numbers, addresses and patient 
care information of 42,000 patients were all on a laptop computer stolen 
from a nurse's home.

A spokesman for West Penn Allegheny Health System said they are not aware 
of any inappropriate use of patient information.

The computer and other possessions were stolen from a home care nurse's 
home.

The hospital said the data on the laptop is protected once the computer is 
shut off or when the battery runs out in about four hours.

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