Report of an investigation concerning found medical records, August 17, 2010, Investigation Report H2010-IR-002, OIPC.

10 boxes of records in the former office space of a medical office was found by the property management company. The Investigation Report concludes that It is imporant to keep track of patient records, especially when moving offices. Under the HIA, custodians need to implement reasonable controls to protect the privacy of health information in their custody or control.

Do you have an inventory of your paper records? Electronic records? Our Archive and Destruction procedure will get you started on developing an inventory of your patient records. For more information, contact us at info[at]informationmanagers.ca

For more information on the Investigation Report, See http://oipc.ab.ca/downloads/documentloader.ashx?id=2622