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Breach notice filed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (November 2016)

Organization named: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

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 Nov. 4, 2016.

Organization as reported
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., AR
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Nov. 4, 2016
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14378, row:5517)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 771 individuals was disclosed when an internal file merging process error resulted in letters and refund checks being sent to the wrong recipients. The types of PHI included patient’s names, store locations, optical order numbers, dates of orders, and refund amounts. The CE provided breach notification to HHS and affected individuals and provided substitute notice via print media. Additionally, the CE provided evidence it implemented improved administrative safeguards and quality assurance protocols, and retrained staff to prevent similar incidents. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 771 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Nov. 4, 2016, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14378)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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