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Get rid of it Securely to keep it Private - Best Practices for the Secure Destruction of Personal Health Information |
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| Summary |
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This is joint publication between Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian and
Robert Johnson, Executive Director of the National Association for
Information Destruction (NAID). This publication was borne out of a
particular Health Order (HO-006) which Commissioner Cavoukian issued
this past summer regarding records containing personal health
information being found scattered on the streets, in Ottawa, outside a
medical centre housing a medical laboratory. The publication outlines a
number of Best Practices that can be employed in the secure
destruction of personal health information records. These include:
developing a secure destruction policy that is clear, understandable
and leaves no room for interpretation; segregating and securely storing
records; determining the best methods of destruction; documenting the
destruction process; considerations prior to employing a third-party
service provider; disposal of securely destroyed materials; and
ensuring compliance. |
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| Keywords |
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Secure destruction, third-party service provider, disposal, shredding, recycling |
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| Author(s) |
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Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D.
Information & Privacy Commissioner,
Ontario,
Canada
Robert Johnson
Executive Director, National Association for Information Destruction, Inc. |
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| Published Date |
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Oct 29, 2009 |
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