Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. dba Bluegrass Care Navigators (September 2023)

Organization named: Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. dba Bluegrass Care Navigators Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 Sept. 26, 2023.

Organization as reported: Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. dba Bluegrass Care Navigators, KY
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Sept. 26, 2023
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10442, row:1581)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

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.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

7,664 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Sept. 26, 2023, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2023-09-26Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10442)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. dba Bluegrass Care Navigators Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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