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 July 24, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Walgreen Co., IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Other Portable Electronic Device, Paper/Films
- Submission date
- July 24, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12772, row:3911)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Walgreen Company, reported that it experienced multiple burglaries at several locations that resulted in the theft of paper records and hard drives that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 80,176 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI.