Patient Records
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LHSC launches new system to streamline transfer of patient informationAccording to LHSC, 29 LTCs in Ontario have integrated the new system. Mes says there are upwards of 70 that have signed up to have it.HealthJul 28, 2023
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Hard drive with 650 patients’ records missing since August: Alberta health officialsThe external drive was not encrypted, as mandatory, and did not have password protection.CrimeOct 7, 2019
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Information of 7,000 patients exposed after Calgary doctor uses personal emailA Calgary physician's use of a personal email account and its subsequent hacking has compromised the security of health information from 7,000 patients.CrimeAug 22, 2019
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University Health Network investigating potential privacy breachA hospital spokesperson confirmed to Global News they have identified at least four cases where patient information was "misfiled."CanadaOct 12, 2017
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Four plead guilty in misuse of patient records from Toronto hospitalsThe Ontario Securities Commission says four people have pleaded guilty to charges laid after thousands of confidential records were taken from two Toronto hospitals and used to market Registered Education Savings Plans to new parents.CanadaJun 2, 2016
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Charges laid against Alberta health worker after breach of patient informationAn Alberta Children's Hospital worker faces 26 charges after a breach of heath information.HealthDec 1, 2015
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