Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Walgreen Company

16,089 individuals · submitted January 8, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Walgreen Company, reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 16,089 individuals was impermissibly disclosed. The PHI involved included names, addresses, medications, and financial and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its data.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Walgreen Company
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
16,089
Submission date
January 8, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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