US Broward Health Medical Center May 2017 Misuse (Q10315)
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A data breach risk event
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US Broward Health Medical Center May 2017 Misuse
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A data breach risk event
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May 2017
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For the second time in three years, a data breach at Broward Health has caused the release of personal patient information in what one district executive called a ring of thugs. Broward Health disclosed the breach on its website last month, saying it was advised by law enforcement authorities on May 12 that patient information was discovered at an individuals home during a routine investigation. Broward Healths internal investigation later determined the sensitive patient information was taken from Broward Health Imperial Point in Fort Lauderdale by an unidentified individual. The stolen information were hospital Facesheets that contain a patients full name, date of birth, address, phone numbers, Social Security number, primary insurance provider, insurance guarantor, reason for visit, em (English)
