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                  VA NEWS FLASH from Larry Scott at VA Watchdog dot Org -- 11-16-2007 #4		  






 

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VA LOSES THREE COMPUTERS LOADED WITH PATIENT

RECORDS -- Computers stolen from VA hospital in

Indianapolis over Veterans Day weekend.

 

 

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3 VA laptops with thousands of patient records stolen

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Police are investigating the theft of three computers from the Veterans Administration hospital in Indianapolis.

Officials say one of the computers contained files on about 12,000 patients.

The VA says the computers were stolen from locked offices at the Roudebush VA Medical Center on Saturday.

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VA officials say patient information is protected by passwords, but patients whose information may have been stolen are being contacted.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is also offering one year of free credit monitoring to those affected.

Rep. Steve Buyer, R-Ind., a member of the veterans affairs committee, says he's upset that the VA has failed to comply with its own policy to safeguard veterans' information.

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