Compassionate Care Hospice Data Breach (2014)

On July 30, 2014, there was a break-in and theft at Compassionate Care Hospice of Central Louisianas office located at 5417 Jackson Street, Suite B, in Alexandria, LA. Compassionate Care Hospice immediately reported the incident to local police. On or about September 22, 2013 (sic), Compassionate Care Hospice mailed correspondence to each affected individual or next of kin notifying them of the incident. The letter contains instructions for you to follow in the event that you or your loved one has been affected by this incident. The theft included some laptop computers that were secured by a password and an external hard drive. The laptops were remotely wiped by our IT team on or about July 31, 2014. The information of the laptops included either the patients first and last name only or the patients first and last name, patient number, age, admission date, discharge date (if applicable), length of stay, location (i.e., home, hospital or skilled nursing facility) medication class (if applicable), and disposition (i.e., revocation, transfer, etc.).