University Hospitals agreed to pay patients affected by a data breach

UH Portage Medical Center. Photo by Jon Ridinger

University Hospitals agreed to pay patients affected by a data breach

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Anyone who lived in the U.S. who is or was a patient at University Hospitals and logged into the UH patient portal or scheduled an appointment through UH’s websites between Jan. 1, 2016, and Dec. 31, 2022, may have some money coming their way.

A litigant identified as Jane Doe filed legal action in 2020 in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, alleging that University Hospitals Health System, Inc. “caused the unauthorized transmissions of personally identifiable, non-public medical information” to third parties.

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