HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of June 21, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Hosparus, Inc. dba Care Guide Partners Inc., KY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 21, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12066, row:3205)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Hosparus, Inc. dba Care Guide Partners, Inc., reported that a subcontractor of its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,545 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.