Missing the big picture - Government will force doctors...September 25, 2019: Michael McEvoy says medical clinics collect sensitive personal information and the report finds many must improve their protection practices
The province’s privacy commission looked at 22 medical clinics and found gaps in privacy management, failures to ensure that privacy practices keep up with new technology... Information and privacy commissioner Michael McEvoy says medical clinics collect sensitive personal information and the report finds many must improve their protection practices.
He says doctors and staff at clinics are legally obligated to abide by privacy legislation, but must also ensure strong privacy programs for their patients.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-bc-medical-clinics-must-do-more-to-protect-sensitive-personal/