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Breaches caused by fax continue

Article published by Cabin Radio News network
- Northwest Territories Healthcare System of Canada is under investigation for
breaches caused by faxing document to wrong place
- Privacy Commissioner Elaine Keenan Bengts stated that 9 of the 22 reported large healthcare privacy breaches during past year had involved faxed PHI falling into wrong hands
- “Not infrequently, personal health information has been unlawfully disclosed when using fax machines to transmit personal health information”; stated Commissioner Andrew Fox
- Officials are calling on government legislators to implement better guidelines and call for health professionals to stop using fax machines

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