Three employees were involved in a data breach at Florida Hospital in Orlando that affected more than 2,000 patients who were in the hospital's emergency departments from Jan. 1, 2010-Aug. 14, 2011, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.
The hospital posted an advertisement in the Sentinel newspaper describing the breach. The data included patients' names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and insurance information. Florida Hospital spokeswoman Samantha O'Lenick told the Sentinel the employees, who have been fired, inappropriately accessed data on 2,252 patients who visited EDs in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties, according to the report.
The hospital has also posted a news release on its website notifying patients of the breach, but only mentioned one employee instead of three. The release said based on current knowledge, an employee who accessed data may have been looking to identify motor vehicle accident victims. The hospital said there is no evidence the information has been misused but is providing free identity theft restoration, a credit report from three credit repositories and continuous credit monitoring.
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The hospital posted an advertisement in the Sentinel newspaper describing the breach. The data included patients' names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and insurance information. Florida Hospital spokeswoman Samantha O'Lenick told the Sentinel the employees, who have been fired, inappropriately accessed data on 2,252 patients who visited EDs in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties, according to the report.
The hospital has also posted a news release on its website notifying patients of the breach, but only mentioned one employee instead of three. The release said based on current knowledge, an employee who accessed data may have been looking to identify motor vehicle accident victims. The hospital said there is no evidence the information has been misused but is providing free identity theft restoration, a credit report from three credit repositories and continuous credit monitoring.
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