Data Security Incident Disclosed by Cheyenne Regional Medical Center

Data Security Incident Disclosed by Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center revealed it’s in the process of notifying patients about a security incident that might have exposed their personal data.

On April 12, 2019, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (CRMC) first discovered suspicious activity involving a small number of its employees’ email accounts.The Cheyenne-based hospital responded by launching an investigation into what happened. This effort revealed that an unknown third party might have accessed certain patients’ personal information that resided in those employees’ email accounts at the time of compromise. That data might have included patients’ names, Social Security Numbers, medial information, health insurance details and payment card credentials.Jacqueline Van Cleave, CRMC’s Compliance and Privacy Officer, explained that the hospital securely stores patient information in its electronic health records (EHR) system. She did note, however, that staff and providers can securely exchange certain information via email for the purpose of conducting consultations or fulfilling administrative duties.In a statement, Van Cleave explained that CRMC is using its priorities of information privacy and security to better protect its patients going forward:

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