Sidney Cohen reports that both cases involved employees of the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority:
Medical records are among the most sensitive pieces of information that a government agency keeps on citizens. But these records are not impervious to snooping, as evidenced by two distinct cases reported this year by the Northwest Territories Information and Privacy Commissioner.
The privacy commissioner issues reports on cases in which an investigation yields evidence of intentional and unauthorized access to private health information, commonly known as “snooping.”
This year, commissioner Andrew Fox publicly reported two distinct cases of snooping in electronic medical records. They both involved employees of the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA).
Read more at CBC.