Equipment containing the information was stolen from the car of an employee who works for Omnicell, a hospital vendor. The device was not secured, which is a violation of the company’s standard policies, according to the report.
The equipment contained health and demographic information but did not include addresses, Social Security numbers or financial information, according to the report.
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