Quest Diagnostics Reports Breach of Lab Platform, Says Some Patient Data Was Accessed
Photo: APQuest Diagnostics, the New Jersey-based medical testing company, said Thursday that its Quanum Lab Services Manager platform was accessed without authorization, likely compromising some patient records. The company said it discovered the access Wednesday and disabled the platform, which lets certain healthcare providers order lab tests and view results. Quest confirmed that patient health information or personally identifiable information was involved. It is still investigating which information was taken and how many people were affected. As a precaution, it also paused its Essential Insights and LabHQ systems, though it said no data was accessed there. Quest said core operations are unaffected and its ability to serve patients has not been materially disrupted. It expects full functionality as soon as Friday, and providers can use paper requisitions meanwhile.
Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while alternative/independent and right-leaning outlets had. Right-leaning Fox Business leads with the confirmation of patient data access and the temporary shutdown, adding the paused systems, restoration timeline and paper-order workaround; the Washington Times runs a short report on the breach affecting certain patient records. The alternative source, AP, reports the same breach and the Thursday regulatory filing in brief. The sides do not conflict; they differ mainly in how much operational detail they give.
How the sides differ Left sources have not covered the story; right sources add operational detail on the shutdown and recovery, while alternative sources give a brief filing-based report.
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AP gives a brief report on the breach, citing Quest's Thursday regulatory filing and saying some patient records were likely compromised.
Fox Business leads with confirmed patient data access, the shutdown, restoration timing and the paper-order workaround, citing Quest. The Washington Times runs a brief report on the breach.