Detroit Hospital Security Breach

“Henry Ford Health Systems has notified patients of a possible security breach after a laptop was stolen out of an unlocked medical urology office September 24th. Representatives with the hospital said although the password was protected there is a possibility some personal patient information could be at risk.

The hospital began notifying affected patients in a letter mailed last week from Chief Privacy Officer Meredith Phillips. The letter explained what happened, what information was stored on the laptop and what steps the health system is taking to prevent future breaches of patient information.

‘The security of our patients’ health information is very important to us, and we sincerely apologize for what happened,’ Phillips said. ‘This laptop did not have the proper security protections that we require for laptop computers storing patient information.’”

(Source: Detroit Hospital Security Breach – Detroit Local News Story – WDIV Detroit.)