A D V E R T I S E M E N T LOCALLY OWNED BY PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP The Gresham Outlook US and World News provided by Reuters Navigation bar Printer-friendly version Email story link OHSU says laptop with patient info was stolen Hospital plans to contact 890 people to warn them of the theft By Peter Korn The Portland Tribune, Dec 12, 2008, Updated 4 hours ago (1 Reader comment) ADVERTISEMENTS IFRAME: a652b08c Officials from Oregon Health & Science University said Friday that a laptop that may contain information about 890 patients was stolen early this week from a hospital employee who took the computer to Chicago. The university said that all patients whose personal information might be on the computer will receive a letter from OHSU either during the weekend or early next week telling them about the theft. The laptop was password-protected, according to OHSU spokesman Jim Newman, and officials are unsure how much patient information was left undeleted on the hard drive. Potentially, according to Newman, patient names, telephone numbers, birth dates, medical diagnoses and treatment categories could be included on the hard drive. Newman said the laptop did not contain Social Security numbers, diagnoses or treatments. OHSU officials did not believe the information would be enough to allow a thief to steal a patient’s identity, Newman said, but hypothetically it could be used to call OHSU to get more information. As a result, all 890 names have been flagged so if a call is made to the hospital, steps will be taken to ensure that it is not from an imposter. The laptop was stolen with other personal items, including another laptop, which leads OHSU officials to believe the thief was not after patient identities or information. Newman said it was likely the laptops were wiped clean and sold for money. Digg Del.icio.us Newsvine StumbleUpon Toolbar Stumbleupon Reddit Reader comments Re: OHSU says laptop with patient info was stolen Why is any patient information on a laptop traveling to Chicago? I am so sick of these stories, it is time for people who are affected to sue so that these organizations stop putting such info on a portable device like a laptop. I realize this is the information age and people are going to hack into servers, but putting this info on a laptop makes NO sense at all "Greshamguy" (email verified) Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 06:24 PM Comment on this story • Readers are solely responsible for the content of the comments they post here. Comments are subject to the site's terms and conditions of use and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or approval of The Gresham Outlook. • Only a comment submitted with a valid e-mail address will be published online upon submission. 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