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Data Security Alert: Billing company for Quest Diagnostics may have had unauthorized record access.

What happened?
On Monday, Quest Diagnostics announced that personal information for approximately 11.9 million patients may have been accessed by an unauthorized user through a third-party billing collections vendor between August 1, 2018 and March 30, 2019.

Quest Diagnostics is the world’s leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services that patients and doctors need to make better healthcare decisions.

The personal information the unauthorized user may have had access to included:
Certain financial data
Medical information
Social Security numbers
Quest Diagnostics has opened an investigation to determine patient records that may have been accessed and will be notifying affected patients consistent with the law.


Due to this event, we may be experiencing high call volume and don't want you to be inconvenienced with wait times. If we detect your personal information being used within our network, we'll send you an alert†.