Regina General Hospital Data Breach (2015)

According to the Aug. 17 report, the Regina Qu'Appelle Regional Health Authority (RQRHA) received a complaint from a female patient on Oct. 15, 2015. A total of 97 electronic medical records of 35 people were accessed by the employee. The report said the worker is a medical lab assistant in the phlebotomy unit of the Regina Hospital. "The employee inappropriately accessed personal health information such as Medical Record Number (MRN), patient name, lab orders and ordering physician of the employee's relatives and former spouse among others," the report said. After receiving the privacy breach complaint and meeting with the employee and their union representative, RQRHA placed the employee on paid administrative leave on Jan. 29.