Lubbock Cardiology Clinic security breach in electronic health records

Ellysa Gonzalez reports (PhiPrivacy):

The Lubbock Cardiology Clinic bought an advertisement on the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal website to announce a security breach in its Electronic Health Record system.
The advertisement reads, “To the patients of Lubbock Cardiology Clinic, it is with regret that I must inform you of an unauthorized access into the HER (sic) containing our medical records on Dec. 15 –Jan. 30.”
It prompts readers to click on the ad for further information.
The link contains a short letter claiming to be from Dr. Guy Wells, president of Lubbock Cardiology Clinic.
Over 1,400 medical records were affected, the advertisement reads.
“This access viewed, copied, downloaded and exported medical records and patient demographics (names, addresses, phone numbers and social security numbers) without our approval,” it reads. “We are vigorously seeking answers and recovery of this information, and I am confident that we will be successful.”

Read more on LubbockOnline.  I wasn’t able to find the advertisement on their site, but I was able to locate a copy of the notice in the April 4 issue of  Current-Argus:

To the patients of Lubbock Cardiology Clinic: It is with regret that I must inform you of an unauthorized access into the EHR (electronic health record) containing our medical records. In spite of using aggressive and up to date tools to prevent this unauthorized access, we find that over 1400 of our medical records were affected. This unauthorized access took place from about Dec. 15, 2013, to Jan. 30, 2014. This access viewed, copied, downloaded, and exported medical records and patient demographics (names, addresses, phone numbers, and social security numbers) without our approval. We are vigorously seeking answers and recovery of this information, and I am confident that we will be successful. If you wish to discover if your personal information has been affected, please call our toll free number and ask for the privacy officer or office manager at 1-888-649-3557. We hope that this act will not affect your trust and confidence you have displayed in our organization over the last 17 years.