{"id":211227,"date":"2026-02-08T06:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/08\/hospital-employee-snooped-in-98-patient-records-privacy-commissioner-finds-swiftcurrentonline-com\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T06:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T11:25:08","slug":"hospital-employee-snooped-in-98-patient-records-privacy-commissioner-finds-swiftcurrentonline-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/08\/hospital-employee-snooped-in-98-patient-records-privacy-commissioner-finds-swiftcurrentonline-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital employee snooped in 98 patient records, privacy commissioner finds – SwiftCurrentOnline.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hospital employee snooped in 98 patient records, privacy commissioner finds – SwiftCurrentOnline.com<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.swiftcurrentonline.com\/articles\/hospital-employee-snooped-in-98-patient-records-privacy-commissioner-finds<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-02-08 06:03:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.swiftcurrentonline.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Grace Hession David found that a privacy breach involving an employee at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital did take place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The decision found that a unit clerk in the emergency department inappropriately accessed their own health records as well as the records of 98 other people a total of 102 times between July 2024 and June 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The commissioner said that, in at least two instances, the employee shared what they had learned from those records with others, including telling a co-worker about private health information and texting a family member about another relative being admitted to hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Saskatchewan Health Authority became aware of the breach when the employee approached a co-worker and asked about information related to a recent hospital stay that had been kept strictly private.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The conversation was reported to a manager, who believed a privacy breach had occurred.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why it was a privacy breach\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Under Saskatchewan law, health-care workers may only look at patient information if they need it to do their job. Curiosity,\u00a0concern\u00a0or personal interest\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0permitted, including accessing one\u2019s own record.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The commissioner found the employee was snooping and had no legal authority to view their own health information in the system, access the information of 98 other people, discuss a co-worker\u2019s private medical\u00a0information\u00a0or share patient information with family members.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In response, the Saskatchewan Health Authority investigated the complaint, conducted a detailed audit, and\u00a0suspended\u00a0and then fired the employee.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The authority also notified all affected individuals in writing, reported the breach to the privacy commissioner, and added stronger privacy training and confidentiality agreements.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The commissioner noted that the authority did not suspend the employee\u2019s access quickly enough, allowed access for longer than necessary after…<\/p>\n

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