Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Central Florida Inpatient Medicine, regarding its recent data breach. The Central Florida Inpatient Medicine data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to over 197,000 patients.
ABOUT CENTRAL FLORIDA INPATIENT MEDICINE:
Central Florida Inpatient Medicine is the largest private Hospitalist Group in Central Florida. Central Florida Inpatient Medicine specializes in acute and post-acute care, podiatry, psychiatry, and wound care. Founded in 2001, Central Florida Inpatient Medicine is headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida and has over 500 employees.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On or about May 5, 2022, Central Florida Inpatient Medicine discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its system may have been accessed. Recently, Central Florida Inpatient Medicine provided written notice to impacted individuals. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Date of birth
- Medical information including diagnosis and/or clinical treatment information
- Health insurance information
- Driver’s license number
- Financial account information
- Username and password
If you are a current or former patient of Central Florida Inpatient Medicine:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at (608) 237-1775 or sam@turkestrauss.com.
If you were impacted by the Central Florida Inpatient Medicine data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review the breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in the free credit monitoring service provided by Central Florida Inpatient Medicine;
- Change passwords and security questions for online accounts;
- Regularly review account statements for signs of fraud or unauthorized activity;
- Monitor credit reports for signs of identity theft; and
- Contact a credit bureau(s) to request a temporary fraud alert.