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Ensuring secure disposal of health records: Out of sight is not out of mind!

Ensuring secure disposal of health records: Out of sight is not out of mind! … Case of Note:  PHIPA Decision 266 Background A complaint was brought to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) alleging that a health clinic had failed to securely dispose of records of personal health …

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- Published on February 10, 2025

Reported Breach HR23-00282

Reported Breach HR23-00282 … A prescribed person under the Personal Health Information Protection Act reported a breach to the IPC regarding a cyberattack that involved the unauthorized copying of approximately 3.4 million individuals’ personal health information from the prescribed person’s secure …

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- Published on August 14, 2024

Ransomware reality: Case study in health care cybersecurity and recovery

Ransomware reality: Case study in health care cybersecurity and recovery … 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 cause harm to others. As these types of …

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- Published on July 18, 2024

Manual for the Review and Approval of Prescribed Persons and Prescribed Entities

Manual for the Review and Approval of Prescribed Persons and Prescribed Entities … The Manual for the Review and Approval of Prescribed Persons and Prescribed Entities outlines the process followed by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario in reviewing the practices and procedures …

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- Published on January 19, 2024

IPC FYI Health Privacy Videos

IPC FYI Health Privacy Videos … Sharing health data A guide to AMPs Understanding PHIPA … IPC FYI Health Privacy Videos …

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- Published on April 17, 2024

Responding to a Health Privacy Breach: Guidelines for the Health Sector

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 …

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- Published on October 4, 2018

Fact Sheet: Communicating Personal Health Information by Email

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 …

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- Published on September 15, 2016