New York, NY – Presbyterian Hospital says a federal investigation and its own internal audit have uncovered possible identity theft that could affect 40,000 patients.
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The hospital says the information includes names, phone numbers and some social security numbers. But it does not believe any health-related information has been compromised.
The hospital says it is in the process of notifying patients, and is setting up a hotline. [wnbc]
NY Presby’s contention that “it does not believe any health-related information has been compromised” is rather dubious.
After all, the reason Gidone Busch’s medical information appeared on the front page of the New York Times on 3 September 1999was that a psych resident (in both senses of the word) accessed Gidone’s records and leaked the info to the Times reporters.
But never mind the health-related information! If I were a NY Presby patient, I would be more concerned with my name, address and social security number getting into the hands of identity thieves.