Healthcare Provider · Archived
Walgreen Co.
1,471 individuals · submitted January 21, 2022
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Walgreen, reported that a staff member impermissibly removed a paper file that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,471 individuals from the pharmacy premises. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and strengthened its administrative safeguards.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Walgreen Co.
- State
- IL
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,471
- Submission date
- January 21, 2022
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Paper/Films
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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