Case Notes

Complaint & Enquiry Cases

Notes on Complaint & Enquiry Cases related to Medical data

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Case No.: 1998120

Collection of the ID card number of a patient is allowed to ensure correct treatment is given to the correct person.

Case No.: 1998122

A data user may collect the ID card number of an individual if it is for correct identification which is necessary for the advancement of the interest of the holder (2.3.3.1 of the Code ) or for the prevention of detriment to any person other than the data user (2.3.3.2 of the Code).

Case No.: 2000105

Whether a personal representative could step into the shoes of a deceased person to make a data access request.

Case No.: 2000114

Whether a medical expert is obliged to disclose his expert medical report to opposite party in a litigation.

Case No.: 2000104

Whether a medical institution should release the last known address and clinical data of patients to a government department for the purpose of enforcing a monetary court order.

Case No.: 2002010

Disclosure of an employee's medical records by employer for the purpose of convening a medical board according to applicable Regulations

Case No.: 1999004

Personal Information Collection Statement was not displayed prominently

Case No.: 2004009

Comply with data access request after expiry of the 40 days from receipt of the request

Case No.: 2004010

Employer disclosed the information about disciplinary proceedings to the complainant's doctors

Case No.: 2004013

Disclosure by a Tribunal of an applicant's medical certificate to the respondent in a court action

Case No.: 2005003

Sick leave records collected for human resources purposes

Case No.: 2006008

Beyond the scope of the Privacy Commissioner's duty to determine whether the medical opinions contained in the prescribed forms under the Mental Health Ordinance were accurate or not

Case No.: 2005019

Non-compliance with data access request by medical practitioner

Case No.: 2007010

Collection by the employer of the past medical records from employees under the threat of disciplinary proceedings

Case No.: 2008101

Whether a government doctor could disclose the personal data of an underaged girl to another government department without the consent of her "legal guardian"

Case No.: 2007020

Whether the dental reports which the organization agreed to provide to the Complainant was the same as the dental records requested in the Data Access Request ("DAR") so that the furnishing of the dental reports was sufficient for complying with the DAR

Case No.: 2007021

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Case No.: 2009006

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