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Breach notice filed by VNA Home Health and Hospice (March 2021)

Organization named: VNA Home Health and Hospice Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

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 March 17, 2021.

Organization as reported
VNA Home Health and Hospice, MO
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
March 17, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12296, row:3435)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), VNA Home Health and Hospice, reported that an employee forgot to use the blind carbon copy function when sending out a mass email. This breach affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 517 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, email addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible workforce member and retrained staff on the proper methods of safeguarding ePHI when sending mass emails. Following the breach, OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.

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

Figures, per source

  • 517 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date March 17, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12296)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • VNA Home Health and Hospice Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    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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