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Patient Data Improperly Accessed by EHR Vendor Employee
An employee at Lawrence Melrose Medical Electronic Record Inc. in Massachusetts improperly accessed patients electronic medical records, reports Government Health IT.
Lawrence, which operates at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in the greater Boston area, must notify the Office of Civil Rights. It is not known how many patients were affected by the data breach.
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