John Jarvis reports on disputed versions of a network issue that could have compromised patient information? No patients were ever notified, and those involved tell different stories about whether they were advised to notify patients or not:
Patient information in the Morrow County emergency medical service and 911 systems was at risk of being compromised in 2011, said the 911 coordinator at the time and the current 911 supervisor.
Keith Acker, current 911 coordinator for the Morrow County Firefighters and Squadsmen Association, which has contracted with the county since 1972 to provide EMS and 911 services, said the breach occurred at the “tail end of September 2011,” and no data was compromised or lost.
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Teresa Staley, the 911 coordinator at the time of the breach, said technicians with the IT companies assisting MCFSA with its computer issues told MCFSA officials to notify patients whose personal information was at risk about the breach, but they did not contact them.
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