The Insurance Corp. of B.C. is defending its decision to enter into an agreement with B.C. chiropractors that could give the corporation access to patients’ medical records.
Under the deal, ICBC will pay chiropractors a $900 flat fee for treating an ICBC customer. The chiropractor could then provide ICBC with records of the patient’s treatment.
But the B.C. Trial Lawyers Association says the agreement is a clearly a conflict of interest and filled with privacy concerns. It accuses ICBC of trying to gain information to help reduce payments to accident victims who are making a claim.
The B.C. Chiropractors Association said medical records unrelated to a particular treatment will not be forwarded to ICBC.
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