Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Walgreen Company

6,681 individuals · submitted February 28, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Walgreen Company, reported that an error in its database allowed the protected health information (PHI) of 6,681 individuals to be viewed by others. The PHI involved included names, addresses, medications, health insurance information, and financial 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 provided training to its workforce.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Walgreen Company
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
6,681
Submission date
February 28, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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