The lost disk contained patients’ names and limited medical information, as well as the Social Security numbers of 19 individuals. However, the organization does not have any indication of actual or attempted misuse of the information.
Mr. Robson emphasized the disk contained financial documents related to revenue testing, so for the vast majority of individuals affected, the documents only identified them as CareMeridian patients.
“CareMeridian takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard the confidentiality, privacy and security of information in our custody. We have security measures in place and are taking additional steps to enhance data security going forward. We regret that any information was put at risk,” the organization wrote in a press release.
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