The hospital says a backup device has gone missing.
Patients are encouraged to monitor their credit reports and to contact any one of the three major credit bureaus to place a fraud alert on their credit report.Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital is warning patients that it may have been the victim of a data breach.
Jefferson Health began mailing letters last week to patients “whose information may have been involved in a recent privacy incident,” the health system said in a 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 date of studies, and, in some cases, mailing addresses,” the statement said.
“Diagnosis, phone numbers, social security numbers, insurance or driver’s license numbers and the actual scans are not viewable without the appropriate credentials, exact system software and additional technology,” the statement added.