The VA has motioned to dismiss a lawsuit filed by patients affected by a breach earlier this year at William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA medical center, HealthITSecurity reports. The VA filed the motion on grounds that plaintiffs have failed to prove the breached records were improperly disclosed. More than 7,400 patient records were on a laptop that was stolen last April. The government is now arguing that with lack of evidence that an unauthorized person viewed the records, the breach should not be considered improper disclosure under the Privacy Act, the report states.
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