Cook County Health warns of data breach for 1.2 million patients
CHICAGO -- More than 1 million patients of the Cook County hospital system could have had their personal information exposed in a data breach earlier this year.Cook County Health said Perry Johnson & Associates , which once provided medical transportation services for its hospitals and clinics, informed the county of a data breach in July.
2 million patients were affected â and the information exposed in the data breach might have included names, dates of birth, addresses, medical record numbers, encounter numbers, medical information, and dates and times of service.Approximately 2,600 patients' Social Security numbers also may have been included in the records involved.'CCH has no evidence that any personal information has been misused.
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