By The Canadian Press

Red DEER

Investigation into health records shows more than 2,000 were improperly accessed

Oct 4, 2019 | 3:39 PM

An internal investigation has found that there was improper access to more than 2,000 patient electronic health records at a central Alberta hospital.

The records were in the Alberta Public Laboratories clinical lab at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and most belonged to emergency patients.

A total of 30 staff were reportedly involved in the breach and three are no longer employed by the lab.

Privacy officials with Alberta Public Laboratories say there is no evidence the information has been used inappropriately.

Affected individuals were mailed notifications on Thursday and a call line has been set up through Health Link to address any questions.

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The breach was discovered during a routine audit in April.