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Laptop Stolen; Patient Privacy In Jeopardy

Posted: Nov 19, 2007 06:39 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Someone stole two laptop computers from a doctor's office in Murfreesboro. The computers contained information that could jeopardize patients' privacy.

It happened in Murfreesboro at the Family Practice Partners office. The computers contained patient and insurance information.

Murfreesboro Police report the YFI cards on the computer were removed and left behind.

The police report indicates only a certain number of people had a key to the office where the computers were kept.