Two employees have been dismissed following privacy breaches at Campbellford Memorial Hospital.
The breaches affect approximately 500 people.
CMH Interim President and CEO Eric Hanna is apologizing to all those affected and says the hospital is working with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario.
All patients involved in the breaches have been notified by mail.
The hospital says no patient information was accessed by anyone outside CMH.
Hanna says, “As healthcare providers, our CMH team understands that patient privacy is a fundamental principle of delivering good care, and our organization takes the role of protecting personal information very seriously.”
To prevent future breaches CMH is taking several actions including:
Enhancing the patient privacy section of CMH’s general orientation training.
Updating the privacy e-learning modules for all staff.
Featuring a focus on privacy at an upcoming Ethics Rounds at CMH that will be led by the regional ethicist.
Developing training about the circle of care and privacy that will be delivered on the units.
CMH also introduced a new electronic record system in December 2021 which gives the hospital increased auditing capabilities and enhances the ability to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients.
