UT Physicians, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, has taken steps to inform patients of a potential patient data breach.
A laptop was stolen out of a UT Physicians orthopedic clinic, containing the information of 596 patients. UTHealth does not believe any information has been compromised, but has begun mailing letters to the affected patients.
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