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Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. dba Bluegrass Care Navigators
ArchivedSubmitted 09/26/2023
- State
- KY
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 7,664
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
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.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.