- State
- AR
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 735
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Electronic Medical Record
- 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 735 individuals was disclosed when an internal error affected their pharmacy account profiles, causing ePHI to be viewable by another patient or his/her authorized representative when accessing his/her online pharmacy account or if he/she requested a copy of his/her record. The information disclosed included patients’ name, contact information, dates of birth, card holder insurance number, and some prescription history. 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 administrative safeguards and quality assurance protocols 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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