UChicago Medicine Medical Group Archives - HIT Leaders and News https://us.hitleaders.news/tag/uchicago-medicine-medical-group/ Healthcare Innovations and technology news and views Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:51:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Vendor Offboarding After a Breach: How Hospitals Can Cut Ties Without Losing Data Control https://us.hitleaders.news/core-categories/editors-picks-and-featured-content/48623/vendor-offboarding-after-a-breach-how-hospitals-can-cut-ties-without-losing-data-control/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vendor-offboarding-after-a-breach-how-hospitals-can-cut-ties-without-losing-data-control Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:03:43 +0000 https://us.hitleaders.news/?p=48623 When UChicago Medicine Medical Group disclosed that patient data had been exposed during a cybersecurity incident involving its former vendor, Nationwide Recovery Services, most coverage focused on the breach itself. But the more instructive move came afterward. UChicago terminated its relationship with the vendor, making a decisive statement about accountability. That decision raises a broader operational question for the entire sector: how do hospitals unwind high-risk vendor contracts without compounding data vulnerability?

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]]> UChicago Medicine Severs Vendor Ties Following Data Breach, Reframes Risk in Third-Party Partnerships https://us.hitleaders.news/core-categories/cybersecurity-and-privacy/48612/uchicago-medicine-severs-vendor-ties-following-data-breach-reframes-risk-in-third-party-partnerships/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uchicago-medicine-severs-vendor-ties-following-data-breach-reframes-risk-in-third-party-partnerships Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:35:24 +0000 https://us.hitleaders.news/?p=48612 UChicago Medicine Medical Group has officially ended its relationship with Nationwide Recovery Services (NRS) after a cybersecurity breach compromised sensitive personal data tied to debt collection and recovery activities. The breach, which occurred between July 5 and July 11, 2024, enabled an unauthorized party to access data from NRS systems, including files containing patient names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, financial account information, and potentially medical-related financial data.

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