Health & Palliative Services of the Treasure Coast

The covered entity (CE), Health & Palliative Services of the Treasure Coast, Inc. d/b/a Treasure Coast Hospice, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 13,234 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic, clinical and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.