OMAHA, Nebraska - Nebraska Medicine released a statement regarding a data breach discovered in early October.
6 News reports the letter was sent to patients whose medical information was accessed. The breach was discovered during an audit of their medical record system. An employee had accessed records outside of that person's job responsibility between July 11th to October 1st, 2019. That employee was terminated.
The letter states that demographic information such as name, birthdate, address, medical record number, Social Security number, and driver’s license number, clinical information, lab imagery, and notes from the physician was possibly viewed.
The statement Nebraska Medicine provided 6 News states, “Once Nebraska Medicine became aware of the incident, our staff took action to investigate, prevent further improper access, and to notify affected patients. We have no reason to believe the information accessed has been or will be misused. In cases where the Social Security number or driver’s license was accessible, we are offering credit monitoring for a full year, at no cost to the affected patients. Anyone with questions may call toll free 1-844-416-6280, Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CST.”
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