Quest Diagnostics disclosed a security incident via an 8-K SEC filing, confirming unauthorized access and a data breach affecting patient health records within its Quanum lab testing platform.
Read on for details regarding the affected systems used across healthcare practices.
The company notified the relevant authorities in the United States through an official report, stating that the attack was detected on Wednesday and targeted the Quanum system. This is a platform that hospitals, doctors and medical centers use to request tests and manage billing, while also storing a large volume of medical and diagnostic records.
What data was affected?
The company said the unauthorized access involved specific patient records, without specifying exactly how many people were affected. Quest Diagnostics has notified authorities and is conducting an investigation to determine the extent of the problem.
The Quanum system is used by about half a million healthcare professionals in thousands of locations across North America. In a statement posted on its website, the company said that protected medical information and personal patient data were included in the data obtained, although the investigation is ongoing.
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This is not the first incident for the company, as it had faced a major data breach in 2019 that affected millions of patient records through an external partner.
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