Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Walgreen Co.

910 individuals · submitted April 6, 2018

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Walgreens, reported that a transaction register connected to a hard drive that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 910 individuals was stolen from one of its stores. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, phone numbers, and prescription information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its employees on the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Walgreen Co.
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
910
Submission date
April 6, 2018
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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