Medicaid Enrollees’ Data at Risk: Hard Drive Lost with 280,000 Confidential Records
A portable hard drive containing personal health information was reported lost, putting records of 280,000 Medicaid enrollees in Pennsylvania at risk. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Keystone Mercy Health Plan and AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan used this portable hard drive at community health fairs, and that it was lost within the companies’ corporate offices. The…
