Here are five cases when patient data may have been exposed due to human error:
1. Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health began notifying 2,610 Feb. 27 that a limited amount of their information may have been exposed in a mailing error.
2. Honolulu-based The Queen’s Health System began notifying nearly 2,900 patients Feb. 21 that their information may have been exposed when an employee emailed the wrong person.
3. Byron Center, Mich.-based Mercy Health Physician Partners Southwest began notifying 2,487 patients Feb. 10 that their information may have been exposed in a mailing error.
4. Cook County (Ill.) Health began notifying 2,713 patients Jan. 24 that their personal information may have been sent to a third-party vendor who did not have a business agreement with the health system at the time.
5. A patient at Oak Lawn, Ill.-based Advocate Christ Medical Center said the hospital sent him medical records that belonged to another patient.
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