Md. breach affects 1,000 patients
A Maryland health system is informing more than 1,000 patients that their data may have been stolen.
Meritus Health in Hagerstown discovered a security breach during its routine compliance and self-audit efforts, according to information posted on its website.
"An employee of one of our trusted vendors may have accessed limited patient information outside of this employee's normal job duties between July 2014 and April 2015," the notice reads.
The personal information at risk includes date of birth, age, gender and medical records such as treatment and diagnosis information. Meritus also said that some Social Security numbers were compromised.
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