Health Data Breach Tracker/KY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. dba Bluegrass Care Navigators

7,664 individuals · submitted September 26, 2023

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 7,664 individuals. The PHI involved included addresses, and dates of birth. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.

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
7,664
Submission date
September 26, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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