Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Shop-Rite Supermarkets, Inc.

12,172 individuals · submitted November 3, 2017

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Shop-Rite Supermarkets, Inc., reported that an employee improperly discarded an electronic signature device which contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 12,172 individudals. The ePHI involved included names, telephone numbers, dates of birth, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. The CE also retrained its staff.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Shop-Rite Supermarkets, Inc.
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
12,172
Submission date
November 3, 2017
Breach type
Improper Disposal
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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