Tag: Trust In Digital Health
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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 2004.
Date: Oct 01 2021 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Frequently Asked Questions: Personal Health Information Protection Act
This revised FAQ has a new look and feel and has been rewritten with cleaner, easy to understand, gender-neutral language. Also included are a few additions to the original publication: Questions on assumed implied consent and consent from children under 16. Questions regarding the relationship ...
Date: Nov 02 2015 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Circle of Care: Sharing Personal Health Information for Health-Care Purposes
This document was thoroughly reviewed and updated in August, 2015, introducing clear and easy to understand gender-neutral language. Updated: August 2015
Date: Aug 16 2015 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Detecting and Deterring Unauthorized Access to Personal Health Information
Unauthorized access continues to be a growing problem in the health sector in Ontario. The province’s Personal Health Information Protection Act, (PHIPA), permits health information custodians (HIC) to collect, use and disclose personal health information for the purposes of providing or assist...
Date: Jan 28 2015 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Submission of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy on Bill 119
Submission of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy on Bill 119: The Health Information Protection Act, 2015. Brian Beamish Commissioner March 3, 2016
Date: Mar 03 2016 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Fact Sheet: Communicating Personal Health Information by Email
This fact sheet describes the risks of using email and custodians’ obligations under the Personal Health Information Protection Act. It outlines some of the technical, physical and administrative safeguards needed to protect personal health information when communicating by email and the polici...
Date: Sep 15 2016 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Reporting a Privacy Breach to the IPC: Guidelines for the Health Sector
Date: Sep 17 2019 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Annual Reporting of Privacy Breach Statistics to the Commissioner – Requirements for the Health Sector
Date: Nov 10 2017 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Comments of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario on Bill 160
Date: Nov 20 2017 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Responding to a Health Privacy Breach: Guidelines for the Health Sector
This publication replaces the guidance document, What to do When Faced With a Privacy Breach: Guidelines for the Health Sector. This new, updated guide highlights the importance of having a detailed privacy breach protocol and explains the steps to take in responding to a breach under Ontario’s...
Date: Oct 04 2018 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Avoiding Abandoned Health Records: Guidance for Health Information Custodians Changing Practice
Date: Feb 26 2019 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Comments of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario on Bill 74
Date: Mar 29 2019 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Succession Planning to Help Prevent Abandoned Records
Date: Apr 15 2019 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Comments of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario on Bill 138
Date: Dec 03 2019 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Comments of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario on Proposed Regulations Under Part V.I of PHIPA
Date: Jun 22 2020 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Comments of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario on Proposed Regulation under PHIPA with respect to the Health Data Platform
Date: Jul 06 2020 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Comments of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario on Proposed Interoperability Regulations under PHIPA
Date: Jul 24 2020 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Privacy and security considerations for virtual health care visits
Date: Feb 25 2021 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Digital Health under PHIPA: Selected Overview
Date: May 12 2021 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Submission of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Bill 283, Advancing Oversight and Planning in Ontario’s Health System Act, 2021
Date: May 14 2021 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Use and Disclosure of Personal Health Information for Broader Public Health Purposes
Date: Jul 29 2021 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Letter to Dr. Catherine Zahn and Ms. Hillary Hartley regarding Proof of Vaccination Certificates in Ontario
This letter to Dr. Catherine Zahn, Deputy Minister of Health and Ms. Hillary Hartley, Chief Digital and Data Officer offered the IPC’s recommendations to help ensure ongoing protection of the privacy rights of Ontarians as the proof of vaccination certificate initiative continued in the provinc...
Date: Mar 10 2022 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Submission on Bill 106: Obligations and authorities of Ontario Health Teams and access to records in electronic format
As Schedule 4 of Bill 106, the Pandemic and Emergency Preparedness Act, 2022 (Schedule 4) would amend the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) by introducing new regulation-making powers, the IPC submitted recommendations to Ernie Hardeman Chair of the Committee Standing Com...
Date: Apr 11 2022 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Comments on Bill 60, Your Health Act, 2023
This letter to Goldie Ghamari, Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Policy, was intended to present the IPC’s views on how amendments to Bill 60 can better enhance transparency and privacy protections of Ontarians’ information with respect to the Integrated Community Health Services Cent...
Date: Mar 28 2023 Type: Resource Access: Both
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Notice of change to PHIPA Practice Direction #3
Document Updated: A change to PHIPA Practice Direction #3 takes effect on October 10, 2023. Learn more The IPC’s current practice is to publish PHIPA decisions made during adjudication, including the name of the respondent and of affected person(s), unless doing so would reveal the identity of ...
Date: Sep 06 2023 Type: Resource Access: Both
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