Tenet Healthcare warns 37,000 patients of data compromise
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. last week sent out notices to about 37,000 patients informing them about the potential compromise of their personal and financial data.
The warning came after Terrence Brooks, a former data processor at a Tenet bill processing center in Frisco, Texas, was arrested last month and subsequently pleaded guilty to five counts of fraudulent use and possession of identification information stolen from Tenet.
Steven Campanini, a spokesman with Tenet, said that Brooks' illegal activity was discovered after the Arlington Police Department in Texas told the company it was investigating potential consumer fraud involving Tenet data last December. After the problem was traced to Brooks, he was fired and immediately arrested, Campanini said.
