Healthcare Provider · Archived
Walgreen Co.
6,498 individuals · submitted May 28, 2021
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Walgreens, reported that its business associate (BA) mishandled the protected health information (PHI) of 6,498 individuals when it disposed of the PHI in the trash instead of secure storage. The PHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, medication information, diagnoses, drivers’ license numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data, and sanctioned the workforce members involved in the breach.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Walgreen Co.
- State
- IL
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 6,498
- Submission date
- May 28, 2021
- Breach type
- Improper Disposal
- Location of information
- Paper/Films
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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