US Jersey City Medical Center Feb 2015 Technical Error (Q14656)
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A data breach risk event
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US Jersey City Medical Center Feb 2015 Technical Error
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A data breach risk event
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February 2015
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On February 19, 2015, as part of routine hospital operations, an employee of Jersey City Medical Center accidentally sent an e-mail meant for internal use that included an attached spreadsheet with some patient information to an unintended email recipient. The spreadsheet included patient names, health insurance payors, dates of admission and discharge, a one-word description of the medical service department from which the patient received services, and patient Medical Center account number. This e-mail did not include any patient social security numbers, dates of birth, any credit card or banking information, health insurance identification numbers, or patient addresses. The unintended recipient informed the Medical Center of the mistake on the same day that the email was sent. The Medi (English)
