Salem Regional Hospital report data breach after provider PJ&A hacked
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Salem Regional Medical Center patients are being informed about a data breach involving their medical transcription service provider, Perry Johnson & Associates (PJ&A).
This incident occurred outside the hospital's network and affected data from March 2 to May 2 this year. Patients potentially impacted by the breach are being sent letters offering free identity theft protection services, with a signup deadline of February 14, 2024.
Although PJ&A has not detected any fraud or identity theft resulting from the incident, the leaked information may include:
- names,
- Social Security numbers,
- dates of birth,
- addresses,
- phone numbers,
- medical records,
- hospital account numbers,
- service dates.
Salem Regional Medical Center has not disclosed the number of affected individuals.
No credit card information was part of the leak, but there is uncertainty about whether Social Security numbers were accessed.
This breach extends beyond Salem Regional, potentially affecting numerous other facilities across the U.S. that utilize PJ&A's services.
