Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Walgreen Co.

80,176 individuals · submitted July 24, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Walgreen Company, reported that it experienced multiple burglaries at several locations that resulted in the theft of paper records and hard drives that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 80,176 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Walgreen Co.
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
80,176
Submission date
July 24, 2020
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device, Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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