The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner is investigating after old medical records were found in a dumpster behind a coffee shop by a retiree. The affected patients will have to be notified as the information is subject to PHIPA, which contains Canada's only mandatory breach notification. See: TheSpec.com - Local - St. Joe's patient files found in dumpster.
Incident: Ontario patient files found in dumpster
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