Health Data Breach Tracker/RI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

CVS Pharmacy

836 individuals · submitted October 13, 2017

About this report

An individual broke into a CVS Pharmacy in Riverview, Florida during Hurricane Irma and stole completed prescriptions intended for 836 individuals. The type of protected health information (PHI) stolen included patients' first and last names, dates of birth, addresses, medication names, and provider names. The CE assessed the damage and secured the store to prevent any other unauthorized access. OCR reviewed the CE's policies and procedures on uses and disclosure of PHI and safeguarding PHI and obtained assurances that the CE provided breach notification to affected individuals and the media in accordance with the Breach Notification Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
CVS Pharmacy
State
RI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
836
Submission date
October 13, 2017
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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