Some personal information for patients of Sentara Healthcare could be compromised after the theft of a device in the Hampton Roads area.
Sentara officials in Northern Virginia, however, said the theft would not affect patients in this area.
More in an Associated Press story featured on wtopnews.com:
Media outlets report that contractor Omnicell Inc. is notifying patients of the potential data breach. Mountain View, Calif.-based Omnicell provides automated medication dispensing services for Sentara.
Omnicell says the device may have contained clinical and demographic data, such as information about medication usage during hospital stays and patient birth dates. The device didn’t contain Social Security numbers, insurance information or financial information.
The device was stolen from an Omnicell employee’s locked car in November.
