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 Dec. 20, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Kansas City Hospice, Inc, MO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 20, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9541, row:680)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Kansas City Hospice, reported that it experienced a hacking attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 3,621 individuals. The PHI involved names, Social Security numbers, and diagnoses and conditions. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect PHI.