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A grand jury previously indicted dermatologist Emily Yu, MD, PhD, in 2023, charging her with four felony counts for allegedly poisoning her former husband with Drano.
It is estimated that personal information from 350,000 patients, including Social Security numbers and medical diagnoses, was exposed during the attack.
Layne Tarbox, MD, and his attorney filed the complaint Oct. 28, alleging a husband-wife pair of rads engaged in fraud at one of the Pacific Northwest's largest medical groups.
A 63-year-old man visited the Saint Vincent ED in Worcester, Mass., but was told he couldn't receive a crucial IR service for three days, with no available specialist on hand.
East River Medical Imaging PC experienced the data breach sometime between August and September 2023, with over 533,000 individuals potentially impacted.
