Newfoundland commissioner found health care improperly disclosed PHI

Information and Privacy Commissioner of Newfoundland and Labrador Michael Harvey published a report on complaints regarding potentially mishandled personal health information, concluding a disclosure happened but no further action was needed. A complainant reported improper disclosure and use of personal health information by Western Health and WorkplaceNL, respectively. The commissioner found data was improperly disclosed but not improperly used. After disclosing the personal health data, Western Health enacted policies to prevent future incidents, resulting in no further action from the commissioner.