Here are five insights:
1. The laptop was reported missing from Premier Healthcare on Jan. 4 and returned on March 7 via U.S. mail.
2. The laptop had been stolen from the billing department’s locked administrative office, which included alarms.
3. Premier hired an information security consulting firm that specializes in digital forensics and incident response to conduct a comprehensive forensic analysis, which revealed the laptop had not been powered since it went missing.
4. The possible breach could have affected nearly 206,000 patients. For 1,769 of those patients, social security numbers and financial information could also have been accessed.
5. Premier continues to investigate the case, and has returned the laptop to the Bloomington Police Department for use in the continuing investigation.
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