West Penn warns 42,000 patients of potential identity theft
(AP)
West Penn Allegheny Health System is warning 42,000 of its home care and hospice patients that their personal information might have been compromised when a laptop computer was stolen from a home care nurse.
West Penn officials announced the theft on Monday. They say the computer was stolen on Nov. 24 during a home burglary.
The nurse's computer had access to personal and clinical information about patients.
The Pittsburgh-based health care network is contacting patients in the home care departments of Western Pennsylvania and Allegheny General hospitals, and its Forbes Hospice program.
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