An investigator obtains consent and HIPAA authorization from subjects to review their medical records and HIV status. He plans t
o go back to the medical record, so the HIV status information is stored along with subject identifiers in a database that he keeps on his laptop computer. His laptop is stolen. This incident constitutes:________
Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that this incident constitutes a breach of confidentiality. This term refers to private data that is entrusted to you by the owner is obtained by a third party either voluntarily by the confidant or stolen. The latter being the case in this situation, which can cause problems for the original owners of this information.
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