Choice Rehabilitation
Disclosed Dec 29, 20187 years ago4,309 affectedConfirmed
The business associate (BA), Choice Rehabilitation, reported that employees were victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 4,309 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, claims information, diagnoses, and other clinical and treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect ePHI and retrained its staff on email security.
What is known
| People affected | 4,309 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Dec 29, 2018 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Choice Rehabilitation (Business Associate, MO)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Dec 29, 2018 | 4,309 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.