An employee at University Hospitals in Cleveland has breached the data of 692 patients by inappropriately accessing their medical records in the hospital system's EHR platform, according to a report by The Plain Dealer.
The employee allegedly accessed the patient information over a three-year period, which included patient names, home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, medical and health insurance account numbers and some Social Security numbers and financial account information, according to the report.
The employee has been dismissed from the hospital, and the hospital has notified all 692 affected patients, according to the report.
Alicia Reale, a spokesperson for University Hospitals, said it appears the employee was "snooping," and the hospital is not aware of any incidences of fraud or identity theft.
According to the report, the hospital system is involving industry experts to examine the data breach and has turned over information on the breach to law enforcement authorities.
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