Health Data Breach Tracker/KY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. dba Bluegrass Care Navigators

2,282 individuals · submitted April 17, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Hospice of the Bluegrass dba Bluegrass Care Navigators, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,282 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect patient PHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce member on email security precautions.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. dba Bluegrass Care Navigators
State
KY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,282
Submission date
April 17, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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