Fears that patients' personal medical information has been leaked in Medicare data breach

By Rania Spooner and Noel Towell
Updated September 29 2016 - 7:08pm, first published 4:18pm
Health Department says no patient privacy was compromised in recent data breach.  Photo: Andrew Quilty
Health Department says no patient privacy was compromised in recent data breach. Photo: Andrew Quilty

There are fears patients' sensitive medical information could have been made public in a Medicare data breach by the health department.