Walmart Inc.

The covered entity (CE), Walmart, reported that it lost documents that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 14,532 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, subscriber identification numbers, claim numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on records management processes and procedures.