Emory Healthcare is reaching out to thousands of surgical patients after realizing a batch of discs filled with medical records have gone missing.
The discs contain personal information on more than 300,000 surgical patients who used Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, and Emory’s Ambulatory Surgery Center between 1990 and 2007
Most of the lost records include social security numbers, but Emory spokesman Lance Skelly says there’s no evidence that any information has been misused so far.
Read this story now for free
To continue reading, sign up for our newsletter and get unlimited access to WABE.org
You can select your preferences for news and local content. We will never share your email address. Learn how your newsletter sign-up will support WABE and Public Media
