Confidential medical information relating to hundreds of patients who received health services in New Brunswick and British Columbia, Canada, has gone missing.
New Brunswick Health Minister Mike Murphy said four computer cartridges containing Medicare billing information for 485 New Brunswick residents who received care in British Columbia, and for 133 British Columbia residents who accessed services in New Brunswick, has been missing for about two months.
The minister said a full review is under way, police are investigating and patients whose confidential medical information may have been compromised are being made aware of the situation.
Murphy has promised legislation in the spring to protect the province's electronic health files.
