Michigan Medicine is warning nearly 3,000 of its clients that some of their private information may have been accessed by computer hackers.
"Patient privacy is extremely important to us, and we take this matter very seriously. Michigan Medicine took steps immediately to investigate this matter and is implementing additional safeguards to reduce risk to our patients and help prevent recurrence," Jeanne Strickland, Michigan Medicine's chief compliance officer, said in a statement.
Michigan Medicine began sending letters about the breach to the affected 2,920 patients Thursday, according to officials.
They said an employee's email account was compromised Dec.