Health data breaches due to misplaced flash drives seem to be a rising trend recently , as Lawrence General Hospital is yet another healthcare organization to report an incident . On August 7 , the hospital put out a press release outlining the details of the data breach . The flash drive was reported as missing on June 9 , and Lawrence General immediately began a thorough investigation , according to the statement . Lawrence General determined that the flash drive was last used in a hospital lab on June 6 , and contained very limited patient information . The information on the flash drive included lab testing information such as patient names , lab testing codes , and slide identification numbers . ;