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Doctor's Choice Home Care & Hospice Data Breach Exposes 14K+ Records

Doctor's Choice Home Care & Hospice Data Breach Exposes 14K+ Records

First seen 22 Sep 2026, 22:54 UTC

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ThreatCluster September 23, 2026 at 21:58 UTC
  • Unauthorized access to a clinical user account affected over 14,000 patients.
  • The breach was isolated to the WellSky electronic medical record system.
  • No confirmed misuse of the exposed data has been reported, but credit monitoring is offered.

Doctor's Choice Care & Hospice reported a data breach affecting over 14,000 individuals in Texas. The breach occurred between June 5 and July 24, 2026, when an unauthorized party accessed a clinical user account within the WellSky electronic medical record system using compromised credentials. The breach was discovered on July 21, 2026, and was confirmed to be isolated to the WellSky platform. Information potentially exposed includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers, scheduling, and clinical information. The incident was reported to the Texas Attorney General's Office on September 21, 2026. Although no confirmed misuse of the data has been reported, the company is offering affected patients credit monitoring services. A class action lawsuit is being considered by attorneys for those affected.

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Timeline

2026-06-05
Breach begins
Unauthorized access to a clinical user account starts via compromised credentials.
Homecaremag
2026-07-21
Breach discovered
Doctor's Choice Care & Hospice identifies the unauthorized access and begins investigation.
Homecaremag
2026-07-24
Breach ends
Unauthorized access to the WellSky account ceases.
Homecaremag
2026-09-21
Breach reported
Doctor's Choice reports the breach to the Texas Attorney General's Office.
Classaction
2026-09-22
Class action investigation initiated
ClassAction.org begins investigation for potential class action lawsuit for affected individuals.
Classaction

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