Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region dba VIA Health Partners

777 individuals · submitted November 14, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Hospice and Palliate Care Charlotte Region dba VIA Health Partners, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 777 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses/conditions, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional technical and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region dba VIA Health Partners
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
777
Submission date
November 14, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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