Three former hospital employees in Ontario have been charged with breaching patient privacy after allegedly accessing personal health information they were not authorized to view.
Three former hospital employees have been charged following investigations into unrelated alleged breach of patient privacy incidents that took place over the course of last year in different parts of the province, according to the Ontario Provincial Police ( OPP ). The investigations started after police received three complaints in western, eastern and northern Ontario, alleging three hospital employees had inappropriately accessed electronic personal health records of patients.
Police say the employees had allegedly accessed information that was not part of their circle of care, accessed more information than that required to complete their job, or accessed information after their role in the patient's care was finished. The three individuals are facing charges under the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). “Offences under PHIPA can carry a maximum penalty of $200,000 and up to one year in prison,” the OPP said in a news release Thursday. Anyone who suspects healthcare-related fraud is asked to call the Ministry of Health at 1-888-781-5556 or email at [email protected]. Anonymous tips can be submitted at ontariocrimestoppers.ca
PATIENT PRIVACY HEALTHCARE FRAUD CHARGES ONTARIO OPP
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