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Ensuring health data privacy: Insights from the UTOPIAN case

Ensuring health data privacy: Insights from the UTOPIAN case … Case of Note: PHIPA Decision 243   Introduction Health information research plays a vital role in improving medical treatments and the quality of care. To conduct health research, researchers require access to personal health …

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- Published on July 29, 2024

Ransomware reality: Case study in health care cybersecurity and recovery

Ransomware reality: Case study in health care cybersecurity and recovery … Case of Note: PHIPA Decision 249 Introduction Unfortunately, ransomware attacks are not an uncommon occurrence, especially in this era of rapidly advancing technologies. Bad actors use ransomware attacks to extract money and …

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- Published on July 18, 2024

Your Health Information and Your Privacy (Brochure)

Your Health Information and Your Privacy (Brochure) … This pamphlet provides for individuals to consider when they need to have a discussion with their health care providers on matters such as consent; ways their health information may be collected, used or disclosed; and the methods the health …

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- Published on October 4, 2021

Frequently Asked Questions: Health Cards and Health Numbers

Frequently Asked Questions: Health Cards and Health Numbers … Our frequently asked questions on health cards and health numbers clarify who may collect, use or disclose health numbers for health care purposes, as well as the use of health cards as a proof of identity.  Originally published November …

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- Published on October 1, 2021

PHIPA Breaches Workbook and Completion Guide

PHIPA Breaches Workbook and Completion Guide … This Workbook provides health information custodians with step-by-step guidance to assist health information custodians to report privacy breach statistics to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. … PHIPA Breaches Workbook and Completion …

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- Published on May 21, 2021

Digital Health under PHIPA: Selected Overview

Digital Health under PHIPA: Selected Overview … This Guide provides an overview of requirements under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 for the electronic health record, interoperability of digital health assets, electronic audit logs, consumer electronic service providers, and …

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- Published on May 12, 2021

Privacy and security considerations for virtual health care visits

Privacy and security considerations for virtual health care visits … This guide provides health care providers with an overview of key requirements from the Personal Health Information Protection Act and some practical steps they should take to protect personal health information, particularly as …

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- Published on February 25, 2021