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Ca: ‘Substantial’ privacy breach sees hundreds of N.S. patient records accessed

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Dissent

The Canadian Press reports:

Hundreds of patient records at the Nova Scotia Health Authority were inappropriately accessed in two separate incidents involving six employees.

The health authority is reaching out to 337 patients whose personal health information was accessed in the widespread privacy breaches.

A spokesperson said the privacy breaches are among the largest on record at the provincial health body.

Read more on Global News.


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