General resources for health information custodians

The IPC resources in this section help health information custodians to understand how they can share patient information when they are providing health care, and also provide resources to assist custodians to receive and deal with access requests and complaints.

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Privacy Management Handbook for Small Health Care Organizations

This handbook offers practical guidance to help smaller organizations meet their privacy obligations under Ontario’s health privacy law.

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Circle of Care: Sharing Personal Health Information for Health-Care Purposes

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Collection, use and disclosure of personal health information

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Guidance on sharing for broader public health purposes

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Privacy Impact Assessment Guidelines

Abandoned records

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Avoiding Abandoned Health Records: Guidance for Health Information Custodians Changing Practice

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Succession Planning to Help Prevent Abandoned Records

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