While employees in the UK can seemingly only face fines for exceeding authorized access or stealing health information, that’s not the case in Canada. CBC News reports that a former Eastern Health employee has pleaded not guilty to unlawfully obtaining health information. The incident has drawn a lot of media attention since it was first disclosed.
CBC News reports that a five-day trial has been set for September for former employee Colleen Weeks, whose lawyer entered her plea of not guilty.