The data breach occurred when an electronic file containing patients’ information was sent to the wrong insurance provider.
The information contained in the electronic file included patients’ names, addresses, types of insurance, dates of birth, dates of services, types of laboratory tests and test results.
Patients who were treated at the medical center’s facilities between March 1 and March 6 could have been affected by the data breach.
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