PEORIA, Ill. – OSF HealthCare says it is impacted by the same data breach that other health care providers are dealing with right now.
The Peoria-based firm confirms that a third party vendor owned by Virgin Pulse called “Welltok” suffered the breach through a file transfer service it used.
OSF says it’s stopped using Welltok, and wants anyone who thinks their data might be compromised to call a special 800 number Welltok has set up: 1-800-628-2141.
OSF’s full statement is below.
“We were recently informed of a breach suffered by Welltok, a vendor we partnered with that was acquired by Virgin Pulse in 2021. The Welltok breach, which affected numerous health care organizations, occurred due to a breach suffered by MoveIt, a file transfer service that Welltok used to move client data. Because we take the privacy of our patients’ data seriously, we have discontinued sending data to Welltok/Virgin Pulse. We encourage anyone with questions to contact Welltok’s dedicated assistance line at 800-628-2141.” — OSF HealthCare statement
