HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Aug. 9, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Walmart Inc., AR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Loss
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Aug. 9, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13273, row:4412)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Walmart, Inc. reported that a set of pharmacy prescription records were missing. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and medication information affecting approximately 4,738 individuals. As a result of this breach incident, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards in an effort to better protect its PHI. All employees were retrained to mitigate any future incidents from occurring. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.