Rush Hospital System Data Breach; Personal Information Of 45,000 Patients Exposed

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https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/03/04/rush-system-for-health-data-breach-hospital-medical-center/

CBS News Chicago
March 4, 2019

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Approximately 45,000 patients at Rush hospitals in the Chicago 
area had personal information exposed -- including Social Security numbers -- 
in a data breach in January.

In its most recent quarterly report, Rush System for Health revealed it learned 
on Jan. 22 that an employee of a third-party claims processing vendor had 
provided someone with unauthorized access to a file containing information on 
about 45,000 patients.

The data in the file included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, 
birthdates and health insurance information. The file did not contain medical 
information, or details on treatment.

Rush said it suspended its contract with the vendor and has taken steps to 
prevent another data breach in the future.


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