The hospital informed 390 patients of the potential exposure of their information. Information that may have been inappropriately accessed includes Social Security numbers, insurance information and diagnoses, according to the report.
The unnamed nurse’s aide was fired for violating HIPAA. The hospital is offering affected patients a year of free access to a credit monitoring service, according to the report.
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