A Regina clinic has been directed to put a new process in place to protect patient health information after medical records being found in an alley prompted the involvement of the Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner.
Records found in the alley behind Elphinstone Medical Clinic contained patient names, dates of birth, and descriptions of symptoms and medical treatment of 88 individuals, says a report by commissioner Ronald J. Kruzeniski. Most of the records found were copies of a Psychiatric Intake Form, his report stated.
Of the 88 files, 86 were Dr. Nebeolisa Ezeasor’s patients, and two were Dr. Chukwuemeka Odenigbo’s.
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