HHS OCR report ยท 2015
Aspire Home Care and Hospice data breach
OCR report facts
- Covered entity
- Aspire Home Care and Hospice
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- State
- Oklahoma
- Individuals affected
- 4,278
- Submission date
- Oct 9, 2015
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Business associate present
- No
- Status
- Archive (closed)
OCR description
On October 9 and 22, 2015, Aspire Home Care and Hospice, the covered entity (CE), experienced two similar breach incidents. The breach incidents involved phishing scams on the Google email accounts of two CE employees. The type of protected health information (PHI) involved in the breaches included demographic information, social security numbers, and treatment information. One breach report estimated that 4,278 individuals were affected, and in the second the estimate was 4,500 individual...
Text as published on the HHS OCR breach portal.
Frequently asked questions
How many people were affected by the Aspire Home Care and Hospice data breach?
The report to HHS OCR lists 4,278 individuals affected.
When was it reported to HHS?
It was submitted to HHS OCR on Oct 9, 2015.
What type of breach was it?
The OCR portal lists the type of breach as Hacking/IT Incident, with the breached information located in: Email.
Is the investigation still open?
No. The report is in the OCR portal archive, which holds reports where OCR has closed its review.
Is a breach notice letter from Aspire Home Care and Hospice legitimate?
This site cannot verify letters. Check the sender against the organisation's official website and the HHS OCR breach portal, and avoid calling numbers or clicking links only listed in an unexpected message. See our guide on what to do after a data breach notice.
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, OCR export October 2026. Network USA is not affiliated with HHS or Aspire Home Care and Hospice.