This time a unencrypted USB drive holding patient information was stolen out of an employee's unlocked locker. The drive contained social security numbers and other information for 34,000 patients.
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California Health System Leaks Info of 34,000 Patients
St. Joseph Health Systems, located in Northern California, suffered its third HIPAA violation. So reports Healthcare IT News.
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