• Loss of personal health information due to theft of a computer.
  • Resolved through informal resolution. The personal health information on the computer was not backed up and, therefore, identification of affected individuals was not possible.
  • Section 12(2) notification fulfilled by the health information custodian by way of a letter to area physicians enclosing a public notice, posting a public notice at the laboratory where the theft occurred and issuing a press release to local media outlets.