Miami hospital hit by second patient breach this year
Credit:
http://umiamihospital.com/
The University of Miami Hospital has fired two employees suspected of stealing and possibly selling the personally identifiable information (PII) of patients.
The health system announced the breach last week -- the second to occur there this year -- and began notifying those affected. A website detailing the incident also was set up.
On Thursday, a hospital spokeswoman declined to provide the number of patients impacted by the theft, in which employees accessed “face sheets” -- documents that include names, addresses, dates of birth, insurance policy numbers, the reason for the hospital visit, and the last four digits of patients' Social Security numbers, according to a letter sent to affected individuals.
