“The following measures are being undertaken to address the incident,” a notification letter states. “Barrington Orthopedic Specialists, Ltd. has reported the theft to the police, and they are investigating. We have also acquired additional equipment so that transportation of units is no longer necessary. Data sets will no longer be maintained on the laptops associated with the EMG machines. They will be maintained only on our internal server system. We are notifying all affected patients.”
Due to the limited information contained on the stolen technology, the letter states that Barrington does not anticipate any financial identity risks.
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