Health Data Breach Tracker/GA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Creative Hospice Care, Inc. dba Homestead Hospice & Palliative Care

28,332 individuals · submitted May 23, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Creative Hospice Care dba Homestead Hospice & Palliative Care, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 28,332 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Creative Hospice Care, Inc. dba Homestead Hospice & Palliative Care
State
GA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
28,332
Submission date
May 23, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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