Governments, health sector institutions and providers are being urged to strengthen the IT networks that support medical infrastructure. The regulators say new data governance frameworks are needed to provide reasonable protection for sensitive health information and that laws and regulations should be amended to provide meaningful penalties for institutions and providers that fail to take measures to protect health information. The group warns that despite rapid digital advancements, breaches continue to be caused by the insecure communication technologies such as fax machines and unencrypted emails, unauthorized access to health records by employees and cybersecurity attacks.
Related:
Susciter la confiance du public dans les services de santé numériques - Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada
Canadian privacy regulators implore health sector to get rid of unencrypted email, faxes
Note: This is a summary of information produced by the source under Full Article below. All questions should be directed to the original news source.
September 23, 2022