https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/03/04/rush-system-for-health-data-breach-hospital-medical-center/
CBS News Chicago
March 4, 2019
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Approximately 45,000 patients at Rush hospitals in the Chicago
area had personal information exposed -- including Social Security numbers --
in a data breach in January.
In its most recent quarterly report, Rush System for Health revealed it learned
on Jan. 22 that an employee of a third-party claims processing vendor had
provided someone with unauthorized access to a file containing information on
about 45,000 patients.
The data in the file included names, addresses, Social Security numbers,
birthdates and health insurance information. The file did not contain medical
information, or details on treatment.
Rush said it suspended its contract with the vendor and has taken steps to
prevent another data breach in the future.
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