HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Aug. 21, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- HealthFirst Bluegrass, KY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 21, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12734, row:3873)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), HealthFirst Bluegrass, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 971 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, claims information, financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also offered complimentary credit monitoring services to all affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.