Stanford Hospital Lawsuit: Patient Information Leaked Online?

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Kyros Law is investigating an alleged security breach by Stanford Hospital and Clinics.  The New York Times reported that a detailed spreadsheet containing protected and private medical information of up to 20,000 patients made its way from one of Stanford Hospital’s vendors, a billing contractor identified as Multi-Specialty Collection Services, to a Web site called Student of Fortune, which allows students to solicit paid assistance with their schoolwork.

When did the security breach occur?

According to published reports, the private medical records of patients first appeared in public on September 9, 2009 and remained publically available for almost one full year.

Whose private medical records were made public?

According to published reports, the security breach affected all patients seen at Stanford Hospital’s emergency room during a six-month period beginning in September 2009 and ending in March 2010.

What information was disclosed to the public?

The posted spreadsheet included sensitive and private patient information and data, including names, diagnosis codes, account numbers, admission and discharge dates, and billing charges for patients seen at Stanford Hospital’s emergency room.

If you were a patient at Stanford Hospital ER between Sept 2009 and March 2010 and are concerned your medical records were made available to public call us now 1-800-934-2921.

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