It’s an old story, but it continues to occur: insiders using data to open their own businesses or practices. This time, 800 people are being notified by Windsor area hospitals in Canada that their babies’ data was “inappropriately accessed” by a pediatrician within Windsor Regional Hospital.
Travis Fortnum reports:
In a statement sent to CTV News Thursday, WRH confirmed a physician – who they have declined to identify — used the regional electronic medical records system without authorization in an effort to offer services at a private clinic.
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According to WRH, the physician in question has had their hospital privileges revoked.
The matter has been reported to both the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
Read more at CTV,