A former Alberta Health Services employee inappropriately accessed the health information of 1,300 patients, and the hospital is now in the process of notifying those affected, Global News reports. AHS also said the same employee viewed demographic information on another 11,539 Alberta patients, including names, addresses, dates of birth and health care numbers. The hospital said patient records were not altered, and the employee is no longer working in the organization. “The accuracy of that health care information has not been altered or tampered with,” AHS Interim Vice President of Quality Dr. Francois Belanger said. “We also know that health care information has not been printed and likely not shared with anybody else. “We understand that this information will be concerning to Albertans, and it is to us as well.”
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