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Since 2007, more than 50% of reported data breaches by healthcare organizations were due to lost or stolen laptops.1 As healthcare organizations turn to laptops for increased productivity, the theft of laptops is influencing the security of health information. In the past 20 months, healthcare organizations have compromised the personal data of more than 5 million people. By the end of 2010, there will be more than 227.8 million portable computers in the world.

Healthcare has seen a new breed of thief who uses stolen identities to procure free medical care. For example, having gone into hospital for shoulder surgery, a 56-year-old retired school teacher was shocked to receive a bill for the amputation of her foot. While her foot was intact, the person who had stolen her identity had received the operation free of charge. The victim faced a lengthy process to prove that she was the victim of identity theft rather than the perpetrator.

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