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Acting Commissioner Beamish concerned that patient information was found scattered around Toronto neighbourhood.

In an interview with Global News, Ontario’s acting Privacy Commissioner, Brian Beamish, expressed concern that documents containing personal patient information were found scattered across a Toronto neighbourhood clearly showing patient names, addresses, phone numbers and social insurance numbers...

Published on Nov 10, 2014

November 1st - 10th Anniversary of PHIPA

Of all the information that is collected about us in our increasingly data-driven lives, our health information is perhaps the most intimate and sensitive. While our financial information may say something about our tastes or socioeconomic status, our health information is exceptional because it is...

Published on Oct 31, 2014

Toronto Star Agrees with Need for PHIPA Prosecutions

The Toronto Star editorial board agrees with Acting Commissioner Beamish's call for sterner measures, under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, than a simple disciplinary action or firing for those who access medical records without authorization. “He's right. Hospital staff should be...

Published on Oct 30, 2014

Acting Commissioner Brian Beamish calls for more prosecutions under PHIPA

Acting Commissioner Brian Beamish has called for tougher measures by calling for more prosecutions against those who commit serious breaches under Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act. In an interview with the Toronto Star, the Commissioner said that, “People know generally they...

Published on Oct 29, 2014

Commissioner Brian Beamish's statement on the breach of Rob Ford's personal health information

Mount Sinai Hospital informed us in mid-September when they confirmed the breach. Since then, we have been working with the hospital to review the steps that were taken to protect the Mayor’s health information prior to his admission, and actions taken after the breach was discovered. We will be...

Published on Oct 17, 2014

IPC launches inquiry into alleged TDSB report tampering

The Toronto Star spoke with Commissioner Brian Beamish yesterday about the IPC inquiry into the alleged tampering of TDSB documents by school board trustees and staff: "Any allegation of tampering is something we take very seriously,” Beamish said. "We were very concerned” when we saw the article...

Published on Oct 17, 2014

Commissioner Brian Beamish's statement on the alleged alteration of TDSB records

The IPC is aware of the recent allegations regarding possible alteration of Toronto District School Board records subject to a freedom of information request as outlined in this morning’s Toronto Star story “ Trustees lashed for report ‘tampering'.” As a result, the IPC is moving forward immediately...

Published on Oct 16, 2014

Right to Know Week: Improving Access to Information in Ontario

Acting Commissioner Brian Beamish shares his thoughts on the future of access to information in Ontario: This week in Canada, we recognize Right to Know Day on September 28th and celebrate Right to Know Week. Since 2002, approximately 40 countries have marked the occasion in order to raise awareness...

Published on Sep 26, 2014

Survey generates privacy concerns

Questions in a survey for tenants of the London Municipal Housing Corporation sparked the London Free Press to ask questions about the potential privacy implications. The questions which caused concern related to mental health and addiction. The survey was intended to be voluntary and anonymous...

Published on Sep 25, 2014

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