Electronic health records are increasingly being used by hospitals and doctors’ offices. Health insurance companies also use EHRs and store other personal data, such as credit card details. Anthem, one of the largest health insurers in the U.S., said sensitive information on possibly 80 million employees and customers had been exposed. The information thieves made off with included patient names, Social Security numbers, birth dates and medical ID numbers. People need to be as vigilant about protecting and reviewing their medical data as they are with their credit card information.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2881296/hackers-target-health-care-as-industry-goes-digital.html