ST. JOHN'S, N.L. _ The cyberattack on Newfoundland and Labrador’s health-care system is yet another urgent signal that Canada needs better rules around protecting personal health information from hackers and needs a unified response plan when health-care services are under siege, experts say.
Lives are at stake and action is needed now, said Paul-Emile Cloutier, president and chief executive officer of HealthCareCAN, a group representing organizations such as research hospitals and health authorities.
