The North Bay Regional Health Centre announced that it will reveal the name of the nurse who breached the data of more than 5,800 of its patients--but only to those patients, reports the North Bay Nugget. The hospital was waiting for official notice from the Office of the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner on the privacy laws surrounding the release. After reading a letter submitted to the North Bay Nugget by Commissioner Ann Cavoukian stating, "Privacy considerations do not prevent the identity of the staff member responsible for the breach being disclosed to the affected individuals," the hospital decided to make the name known to victims who request it. Marc Buchard, the hospital's chief privacy officer, said those who want the nurse's name may contact him.
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