Summerside hospital worker fired for improperly accessing patient files says Health PEI CBC News

pPatient data breached by Summerside hospital employee says Health PEI ppAn employee of Summersides Prince County Hospital accessed the personal files of more than 100 patients without permission Health PEI says ppIn a news release Monday afternoon the health agency said it discovered the breach of the provincial electronic record system last fall and has sent letters to the affected patients ppIt said the hospital worker accessed 105 personal medical records without a workrelated reason between July 1 and Oct 15 2024 ppHealth PEI said the unacceptable breach led to the employee being firedppThis is a terrible breach of privacy and should never have happened agency CEO Melanie Fraser is quoted as saying in the news releaseppThis individual broke the rules violating the privacy and confidentiality of Islanders who entrust our healthcare system and our staff to safeguard their personal health information I want to reassure the public we have measures in place to monitor staff access to patient information and we take action when privacy breaches are detected or reportedppHealth PEI said it takes the privacy of its patients clients and residents very seriously and has several policies in place addressing confidentiality staff codes of conduct and patient rights and responsibilitiesppThe agency said workers are provided with information and education on those policies when they begin working in the healthcare system as well as throughout their employment All staff are also required to sign a confidentiality agreement at the time of hiringppThe agency said the breach has been reported to PEIs information and privacy commissioner who will review Health PEIs responseppHealth PEI said its own privacy team is also investigating in order to determine the full scope of the breach It said if further incidents are found patients will be notified ppAudience Relations CBC PO Box 500 Station A Toronto ON Canada M5W 1E6 ppTollfree Canada only 18663064636ppIt is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual hearing motor and cognitive challengesppClosed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gemppp