Is there anyone who *doesn't* have Kaiser's patient info at this point? This week Kaiser mailed letters to 160,000 patients to let them know a laptop containing their personal data (phone numbers and Kaiser MRN numbers) had been stolen.
Anyone want to compare the number 160,000 to the way I supposedly endangered the public by pointing out a Kaiser web site that had been online for five years that later turned out to contain the MRNs for around 150 people? Where is the DMHC press release and public order intended to turn anyone who dares mention it into a supervillain? Why isn't Scott Budman of NBC 11 busy splicing news clips together to invent a hacker? Any plans to haul the person who tipped off Wired into court yet?
At least the public has been informed about the laptops. There hasn't been a word in the press about the other Kaiser web site that put patient information online.
Update: I'd like to put this article about Kaiser's desperation in context. When I worked for Kaiser, Covansys contractors were earning $150/hr. for twiddling with HTML, attending department meetings, and taking long walks around Lake Merritt in Oakland. I'm sure the contractors who were working with the hot buzzwords, like J2EE, were making a great deal more. These costs have all been passed on to Kaiser members as they have been used as the justification for huge membership rate increases for the last several years. If Kaiser's demand for "immediate price relief" is met, I doubt those savings will translate into a reduction of membership fees.
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