Lost health files cause patient scare

Quotes

1. “ This is an appalling and massive breach of medical records. ”

   By Richard Blumenthal

2. “ If nothing else this is a breach of the Hippocratic Oath. ”

   By Robert Crovo

Entities Mentioned

• New York
• Medicare
• New Jersey
• Connecticut
• Arizona
• Richard Blumenthal
• Health Net
• Torrington
• HealthNet

1. The Shelton based insurance carrier HealthNet admitted Thursday that it has lost a hard drive with information on over 440,000 state residents and an unknown number in the Torrington area. The data breach, which occurred in May, was only reported to state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s office and the state Department of Insurance thi... (Read Full Article)

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