Medical Informatics Engineering Hack
Medical Informatics Engineering Hack
Medical Informatics Engineering has been hacked. Its client companies may have had their customers’ protected health information stolen. If you were ever a patient of Concentra, Fort Wayne Neurological Center, Franciscan St. Francis Health Indianapolis, Gynecology Center, Inc. Fort Wayne, or The Rochester Medical Group, then your personal information may have been stolen. Please contact us using the form on this page or call The Class Action News at 213-212-2202. You may be part of a class action lawsuit.
Background
A forensics investigation by Medical Informatics Engineering’s own team determined that a “sophisticated cyber attack” breached the company’s networks on May 7, 2015. The breach has compromised the protected health information of patients affiliated with Medical Informatics’ client companies. This information may include patient names, addresses, birth dates, and social security numbers. The number of affected patients has not been determined yet.
Client companies affected by the breach:
• Concentra
• Fort Wayne Neurological Center
• Franciscan St. Francis Health Indianapolis
• Gynecology Center, Inc. Fort Wayne
• The Rochester Medical Group
Medical Informatics Engineering is a healthcare information technology company. It provides electronic health records for healthcare providers.
Concentra is a national health care company. It has more than 330 medical centers in 40 states.
The Fort Wayne Neurological Center, Franciscan St. Francis Health, and Gynecology Center, Inc. are all healthcare facilities in the state of Indiana.
The Rochester Medical Group operates an urgent care center in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Data Breach
A data breach occurs when an unauthorized person views, accesses, or retrieves protected or confidential data belonging to another. A common type of data breach is when computer hackers steal information. These are the kinds of incidents you might hear of on the news. Typically, a hacker or group of hackers will target an organization for its access to a person’s personal health information, personal identity information, financial information, trade secrets, or intellectual property.
HIPAA and Protected Health Information
Healthcare providers and medical insurers must follow the rules set in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Generally, a patient’s protected health information cannot be disclosed to anyone beside the patient without the patient’s consent. Protected health information is any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that can be linked to a specific individual.
Potential Class Action
Medical Informatics Engineering is the company in charge of maintaining the electronic health records belonging to the patients of several client companies. A cyber attack targeting Medical Informatics Engineering has left the company, and all of its client companies vulnerable. Any patient of these client companies is at risk of having their protected health information stolen.
If you were ever a patient of Concentra, Fort Wayne Neurological Center, Franciscan St. Francis Health Indianapolis, Gynecology Center, Inc. Fort Wayne, or The Rochester Medical Group, then your personal information may have been stolen. Please contact us using the form on this page or call The Class Action News at 213-212-2202. You may be part of a class action lawsuit.