Health Data Breach Tracker/AR

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Walmart, Inc.

828 individuals · submitted October 26, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Walmart, reported that a laptop containing the protected health information (PHI) of 828 individuals was lost. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its physical security measures and retrained its workforce members on policies and procedures to safeguard PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Walmart, Inc.
State
AR
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
828
Submission date
October 26, 2021
Breach type
Loss
Location of information
Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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