The Hamilton Spectator reports:
Ontario’s former privacy commissioner is “enormously” concerned after the medical privacy of more than 200 patient records was breached within a Hamilton doctor’s office.
The Hamilton Family Health Team — a nonprofit corporation that provides clinical and administrative assistance to 166 doctors — confirmed Tuesday that personal letters were sent out to 204 patients last week to inform them of a privacy breach of its files at a local doctor’s office.
While the HFHT refused to identify the doctor’s office in question, Terry McCarthy, executive director and privacy officer, confirmed the breach involved “an unauthorized, remote viewing” of some electronic patient files.
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