Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Walgreen Co.

1,352 individuals · submitted December 27, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Walgreen, reported that a box of prescription records containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,352 individuals was damaged and potentially exposed the PHI. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE 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
1,352
Submission date
December 27, 2021
Breach type
Loss
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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