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Ca: Privacy boss raises health data concerns

Posted on December 3, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

Warning – Alberta’s privacy commissioner said this week he is worried about potential changes to the provincial health information act that will make it more difficult for patients to control their medical information.

Under the proposed amendments to the legislation, Frank Work believes albertans will no longer be able to prevent their most sensitive medical information from being entered into the province’s electronic health record.

Read more in the Calgary Herald


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