SynerMed Data Breach (2013)

The theft of an employee's laptop resulted in the exposure of patient information. The theft occurred on the night of April 14 or the early morning of April 15 when a thief broke into the employee's automobile. The laptop was password-protected and reported missing on the morning of the April 15. The laptop's access to the SynerMed systems was eliminated on the morning of April 15 and the laptop contained member names, membership numbers, member addresses, CPT Codes, Diagnosis Codes, and dates of birth.UPDATE (06/07/2013): The laptop belonged to a group of independent California physicians managed by SynerMed, Inc. called Inland Valleys IPA.UPDATE (06/17/2013): There were no Social Security numbers on the laptop.UPDATE (06/21/2013): A total of 1,566 people were affected.