Hong Kong dental intern probed over alleged unlawful access to 16 patients’ records

Hong Kong’s Department of Health (DH) has suspended a Dental House Officer on non-civil service terms and referred the matter to law enforcement after uncovering suspected unauthorised access to electronic medical records. The case surfaced when a member of the public, alerted by an SMS from the Electronic Health Record Registration Office, queried why a DH healthcare officer had viewed his records despite no recent use of DH services.

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DH follows up seriously on case of suspected unauthorised access to medical records