News Summary

Nova Scotia Health is sending 900 boxes of paper health records to Iron Mountain in Toronto, Ontario, to be digitized. This decision has raised concerns among employees and the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU), who argue that the work could be done within the province, thereby avoiding potential privacy risks associated with transporting sensitive information interprovincially. The move is seen as a step towards implementing the One Person One Record (OPOR) electronic record-keeping system, although Nova Scotia Health claims this initiative is not directly related to OPOR. The health authority has long worked with Iron Mountain for record management, but this marks the first instance of such a large-scale outsourcing. The NSGEU has filed a grievance, emphasizing the potential job impact and privacy concerns.