LifeBridge Health and LifeBridge Potomac Professionals Notify Patients of a Recent Security Incident
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
BALTIMORE, May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --LifeBridge Health and LifeBridge Potomac Professionals announced today that it is sending letters to patients about a recent security incident involving patient information.
Key Points:
- BALTIMORE, May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --LifeBridge Health and LifeBridge Potomac Professionals announced today that it is sending letters to patients about a recent security incident involving patient information.
- On March 18, 2018, LifeBridge Health discovered that malware infected the server that host LifeBridge Potomac Professional's electronic medical record, and LifeBridge Health's patient registration and billing systems.
- At this time, LifeBridge Health and LifeBridge Potomac Professionals has no reason to believe that the patient information has been misused in any way.
- However, as a precaution, LifeBridge Health is sending letters to patients, and has established a dedicated call center to answer any questions patients may have.