In late November, an unauthorized individual may have accessed an employee’s email account. Although MultiCare secured the account, an investigation proved the account may have contained sensitive patient information, including names, genders, dates of birth, addresses, dates of service, account balances and diagnosis and treatment information. Patients’ Social Security numbers and financial information were not disclosed in the email account.
MultiCare has not yet found evidence of the patient information being misused.
MultiCare urges patients impacted by the breach to review their medical statements and report anything out of the ordinary.
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