HK Hospital Authority to organize data protection seminars

By Computerworld Hong Kong Staff | May 11, 2009

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Hong Kong's Hospital Authority and the Office of Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data kicked off the 'Care for Patients - Protect their Personal Data" campaign Thursday, in response to a series of patient personal data loss in the past 12 months.

This is the first time Hospital Authority and PCPD have jointly promoted patient data privacy, said HA.  Through a series of training seminars on the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, supplemented by interactive games and exhibitions, the campaign aims to instill and strengthen the culture of privacy awareness in the daily routine of hospital staff with particular attention to preventing the loss and possible leakage of patients' personal data, the authority added.

The Office of PCPD has also designed an on-line self-learning program to facilitate the training of healthcare workers on the protection of personal data, said PCPD.  In the coming few months, 40 training seminars will be organized at various public hospitals. About 400 hospital staffers attended the seminar on Thursday, said HA.