A Massachusetts electronic health records (EHR) vendor has announced a breach affecting six medical practices, GovernmentHealthIT reports. Lawrence Melrose Medical Electronic Record, Inc., will report to the Office for Civil Rights that an employee inappropriately accessed patient data. A letter to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office stated that two NH residents’ medical records were exposed, and it is unknown how many patients in Massachusetts were involved. The company has sent letters to those affected and is in the process of enhancing privacy and data security measures in response to the incident.
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