HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Oct. 25, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- The Kroger Co., for itself and its affiliates and subsidiaries, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Loss
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Oct. 25, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13156, row:4295)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Kroger Company, on behalf of Smith’s Food and Drug Centers, Inc., which is a subsidiary of Kroger, reported that an employee improperly disposed of protected health information (PHI). This breach affected approximately 2,752 individuals and the PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses/conditions, and medication information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and manager. Employees were also re-trained on the proper disposal of PHI as well as record retention policies in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.