SEATTLE (AP) — UW Medicine says a website server inadvertently made internal files concerning nearly 1 million patients available on the internet.
They’re saying the files contained patients’ names and medical record numbers but no medical records, financial information or Social Security numbers.
In a news release Wednesday, UW Medicine said the exposure began on Dec. 4 and was discovered Dec. 26. It said there is no evidence of any misuse or attempted use of the information. UW Medicine includes the University of Washington Medical School, UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center and several other hospitals and clinics.