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Canada Debates Patient Privacy Rights

The case of an Alberta medical office clerk who illegally checked the health records of her lover's wife is being discussed at a groundbreaking meeting on privacy. About 140 health and privacy experts are in Regina at a health information privacy conference. They're talking about the best way to balance patients' privacy with research, and are also hearing stories about inappropriate use of health information.

Patient records discussed at health information privacy conference in Regina, Canadian Press, April 16, 2007.