The Breach Impacting Coders, CDISs, HIM Professionals – and Millions

About this episode

The episode discusses a significant cybersecurity breach affecting millions of residents and its implications for healthcare professionals.

It’s huge, and serious. Its implications may impact millions, even beyond the halls of healthcare. In fact, it’s the eighth-largest healthcare-related cybersecurity breach in U.S. history. In Texas alone, 15.4 million residents were involved – nearly half the state’s population. Oregon reports another 10.5 million. Other states are still notifying residents. The final number may climb even higher. The stolen data reportedly includes names, Social Security Numbers, medical information, and hea...

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• healthcare
• data breach
• medical information
• privacy
• impact on residents

Keywords

• cybersecurity breach
• healthcare
• Texas
• Oregon
• medical data
• Social Security Numbers
• privacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICD10monitor

Places: Texas, Oregon, U.S.

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