Private health info faxed dozens of times

Tighter rules for faxing medical documents are needed after a privacy breach last year, Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner says.

Information and privacy commissioner Gary Dickson said Monday that after a Saskatoon medical clinic changed its fax number, another business in town got its old number — and received 60 faxes containing private health information.

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