CA Sault Area Hospital Mar 2014 Misuse (Q15460)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | CA Sault Area Hospital Mar 2014 Misuse |
A data breach risk event |
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March 2014
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A Sault Ste. Marie woman is angry, emotionally distraught and considering legal action over the fact her mothers medical records were inappropriately accessed by an employee of Sault Area Hospital (SAH). The woman, who prefers to remain anonymous, has told SooToday.com a letter she received from Sonia Tassone, freedom of information and privacy coordinator at SAH, dated April 2, 2014, informs her that a March 31, 2014 audit of the hospitals MediTech system shows her mothers files were inappropriately accessed by an SAH employee. A follow up letter, dated April 23, 2014, tells the woman her mothers medical records were accessed March 22, 2010, one full year after her mother passed away in March 2009. The letter informs her that this was done outside the scope of the employees regular dutie (English)
