- State
- AR
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 741
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Email, Other
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 741 individuals was disclosed when a system error caused information about a patient to be viewed by the wrong patient via notification through the CE's app or an e-mail. The types of ePHI disclosed included names and prescription information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE provided evidence it implemented improved technical safeguards to prevent similar incidents.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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