The laptop that was reported missing from Premier Healthcare on the day of Jan. 4, has been recovered via U.S. mail. In accordance to a statement from the Bloomington, Indiana physician-led multispecialty healthcare provider, the laptop was recovered on the day of March 7.
Premiere had reported the laptop stolen from the billing department in its locked and alarmed administrative office.
Premier hired a data security consulting firm that specializes in digital forensics and incident response to conduct a comprehensive forensic analysis, which disclosed the laptop had not been powered since it went missing, Premier officials claimed in a statement.
Premier had feared a possible breach that could have affected approximately 206,000 patients. For 1,769 of those patients, social security numbers and financial information could also have been accessed.
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