Video above: News and weather headlines for Aug. 5A vendor that works with a health care organization in South Florida was exposed to a data breach.Baptist Health South Florida confirmed to WPBF 25 News on Tuesday that some of its patients’ protected health information that was overseen by Oracle Health was accessed by an unauthorized third party.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsBaptist Health said in a statement that it became aware of the data breach on March 7 and Oracle Health believes the information was compromised as early as Jan. 22.Some of the information exposed may have included Social Security numbers and information from patient medical records such as medical record numbers, doctors, diagnoses, medicines, test results, images, care and treatment.Baptist Health noted that none of its computer systems were affected in the breach as the breach was limited to Oracle Health.The records were maintained by Oracle Health, which was formerly known as Cerner. Oracle Health is an electronic health record vendor for many healthcare providers.“Federal law enforcement asked that affected organizations delay patient notification as they conducted their investigation,” Baptist Health said in a statement. “Affected individuals are now receiving notification letters and are being offered credit monitoring services at no charge. Individuals who have questions about the event may contact 833-931-5335 and provide engagement number B149213. We sincerely apologize for this incident. Protecting patient information remains a top priority for Baptist Health.”Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.Baptist Health has several locations in Palm Beach County along with Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.Top Headlines:’People just lose their minds’: Video shows brutal gas station beating
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A vendor that works with a health care organization in South Florida was exposed to a data breach.
Baptist Health South Florida confirmed to WPBF 25 News on Tuesday that some of its patients’ protected health information that was overseen by Oracle Health was accessed by an unauthorized third party.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
Baptist Health said in a statement that it became aware of the data breach on March 7 and Oracle Health believes the information was compromised as early as Jan. 22.
Some of the information exposed may have included Social Security numbers and information from patient medical records such as medical record numbers, doctors, diagnoses, medicines, test results, images, care and treatment.
Baptist Health noted that none of its computer systems were affected in the breach as the breach was limited to Oracle Health.
The records were maintained by Oracle Health, which was formerly known as Cerner.
Oracle Health is an electronic health record vendor for many healthcare providers.
“Federal law enforcement asked that affected organizations delay patient notification as they conducted their investigation,” Baptist Health said in a statement.
“Affected individuals are now receiving notification letters and are being offered credit monitoring services at no charge. Individuals who have questions about the event may contact 833-931-5335 and provide engagement number B149213. We sincerely apologize for this incident. Protecting patient information remains a top priority for Baptist Health.”
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
Baptist Health has several locations in Palm Beach County along with Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
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‘People just lose their minds’: Video shows brutal gas station beating