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Possible Data Breach Puts NJ Hospital Patients At Risk Possible Data Breach Puts NJ Hospital Patients At Risk
Possible Data Breach Puts NJ Hospital Patients At Risk A hospital in South Jersey is warning patients that it may have suffered a serious data breach. Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital mailed letters last week to patients “whose information may have been involved in a recent privacy incident,” the health system said in a press statement. A worker conducting maintenance discovered on June 15 that "a portable backup device was missing," Jefferson Health said. “Through this process, Jefferson has determined that the protected health information found on this drive that may be viewable could include names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, the …

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by Jon Craig