Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Kansas City Hospice, Inc. regarding its recent data breach. The Kansas City Hospice data breach may have involved sensitive personal information and protected health information belonging to approximately 3,621 individuals.
ABOUT KANSAS CITY HOSPICE, INC.:
Kansas City Hospice is a healthcare organization based in Missouri. Founded in 1980, Kansas City Hospice offers not only hospice care but palliative care, both at their locations and in the community or home.2 Additionally, Kansas City Hospice works with those in the lives of their patients, hosting professional and community education, grief support and counseling, and children’s programs.2 Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City Hospice has additional locations in Kansas City as well as Overland Park and Leawood, Kansas.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Kansas City Hospice discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive protected health information in its systems may have been accessed. On December 20, 2024, Kansas City Hospice filed official notice of the data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights. Though much information is still not known about the Kansas City Hospice breach, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ reporting guidelines require entities to report data breaches when they involve protected health information. Therefore, it is likely that the Kansas City Hospice breach included the protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals. As a result of the data breach, Kansas City Hospice may soon begin notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted.
If you received a breach notification letter from Kansas City Hospice, Inc.:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
