Integrity Transitional Hospital based in Texas recently suffered a hacking attack. As per the Office for Civil Rights data breach reporting tool, this incident may have affected 29,514 patients. 
The statement on the website began with following, ‘Integrity Transitional Hospital (“Integrity”) is deeply committed to protecting the security and confidentiality of the information in its care. Regrettably, this notice concerns an incident involving some of that information.’
Facility mentioned that it stores certain patient information on laboratory specimens from companies that work with various healthcare providers. Then specimens are submitted to laboratories for testing. The data is kept for billing purposes.
Affected information included some of the lab results, lab testing information, health insurance information, and scanned driver’s licenses associated with laboratory services. Social Security numbers and other financial information were not included in the breach.
“Integrity is committed to the security of the sensitive information it maintains and is taking this matter very seriously,” the hospital said. “To help prevent a similar incident from reoccurring, we are enhancing existing security on our systems related to the laboratory information we maintain.”
Facility belives that there is no such evidence which concludes that breached information is misused. It has began mailing letters to affected individuals. Dedicated call centre is established by the Integrity to answer queries regarding the incident.
Integrity Hospital adheres to the following values(as mentioned on its website):
Compassion: Provide the best care, treating patients and family members with sensitivity and empathy.
Integrity: Adhere to the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and personal responsibility, worthy of the trust our patients place in us.
Respect: Treat everyone in our diverse community, including patients, their families and colleagues, with dignity.
Excellence: Deliver the best outcomes and highest quality services through the dedicated effort of every team member.
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