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"As soon as we found out the files could be seen by nonusers, we moved to take them down. On May 1, they were no longer posted on the web."In 2016, U.S. healthcare organizations reported 328 data breaches. Those incidents dwarfed in number the 268 security events reported in 2015. Collectively, they exposed a total 16.6 million Americans' information. Going forward, the University of Iowa Health Care recommends that affected patients closely monitor "explanation of benefits" forms received from insurance providers. Patients should report any suspicious activity to their insurer, health care provider, or UIHC. The teaching hospital intends to stay busy in the meantime. Here's Moore again:
"We understand the serious nature of any potential breach — no matter how limited. To make sure that something like this doesn’t happen again, we conducted a full investigation and strengthened our training and oversight efforts to prevent a similar occurrence."Those new efforts include employee training on data privacy when it comes to storing patients' information and building secure databases. Affected patients who want to learn more about the data breach can call 1-800-654-5672 toll free or email [email protected]