WakeMed notifies patients: Private medical data may have been sent to Facebook – WRAL

RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeMed has alerted patients about a potential breach in data privacy.According to a notification sent out by WakeMed last week, some patients who visited two specific WakeMed websites may have had select data transmitted to Facebook – now Meta – in error.In March 2018, WakeMed placed a pixel, provided by Facebook, on their website and on their MyChart patient portal.”Unfortunately, the pixel’s software code may have also transmitted some of the information entered by visitors into the MyChart patient portal and appointment scheduling page back to Facebook,” wrote WakeMed in a release on their website.WakeMed says they have not been able to determine whether Facebook actually collected or used any of the information sent from its pixel. As a precaution, WakeMed says they are notifying all individuals who logged into a WakeMed MyChart account or scheduled an appointment on the WakeMed website between March 2018 and May 2022.WakeMed says depending on a user’s activity, Facebook may have received data such as: Allergy or medication information COVID vaccine status Upcoming appointments, including type of appointment and physician selected Information provided during online check-in Email address Phone number Computer IP address Emergency contactWakeMed says the information did not include…
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