CA Peterborough Regional Health Centre Jun 2010 Misuse (Q15884)
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CA Peterborough Regional Health Centre Jun 2010 Misuse
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June 2010
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An Ontario woman, who is an anti-abortion activist, was one of seven accused and fired for a privacy breach where almost 300 patient medical records were accessed without authorization at an Ontario hospital that performs abortions. There is a lot at stake for Ontarians with the law suit ongoing against the hospital over this case. The Toronto Star is reporting that patient records from Peterborough Regional Health Centre were breached from 2011 and 2012. One of the seven people accused of the breach is anti-abortion activist Dawn DeCiccio. The Star discovered that DeCiccio worked as an information clerk. DeCiccio was the only staff member who was terminated with a pro-life activist profile. Because of the sensitive nature of patient information the hospital can not comment to if files co (English)
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