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Data Privacy Day 2015 - PHIPA: A Prescription for Privacy

Data Privacy Day 2015 - PHIPA: A Prescription for Privacy … A presentation by Commissioner Brian Beamish at the IPC’s 2015 International Privacy Day Event, PHIPA : A Prescription for Privacy, which focused on “unauthorized access” to personal health information. … Data Privacy Day 2015 - PHIPA: A …

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- Published on January 28, 2015

Detecting and Deterring Unauthorized Access to Personal Health Information

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 …

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- Published on January 28, 2015

Is it worth it? The consequences of snooping on health records

Is it worth it? The consequences of snooping on health records … TORONTO, ON – While the vast majority of people working in Ontario’s health sector respect patient privacy, there is still a small minority that have not gotten the message. Recently, there have been a number of privacy breaches where …

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- Published on January 28, 2015

Attend National Policy Makers Dialogue in Ottawa

Attend National Policy Makers Dialogue in Ottawa … Attend National Policy Makers Dialogue in Ottawa … Attend National Policy Makers Dialogue in Ottawa …

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- Published on January 19, 2015

Hospitals should report privacy breaches to commissioner: Editorial

Hospitals should report privacy breaches to commissioner: Editorial … Today, the Toronto Star published an editorial calling on Minister of Health, Eric Hoskins, to close the loophole in the privacy act and strengthen the IPC’s oversight. “The Commissioner is calling for a legislative change to …

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- Published on January 14, 2015

Hundreds of hospital privacy violations go unreported

Hundreds of hospital privacy violations go unreported … This morning, the Toronto Star  looked into the large volume of privacy breaches in Ontario hospitals which are unreported. Acting Commissioner Beamish discussed the need for new legislation to force hospitals to report serious breaches: “I …

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- Published on January 13, 2015

Significant IPC Orders and Court Decisions

Significant IPC Orders and Court Decisions … A presentation by David Goodis and Malgorzata Horoszko reviewing recent key orders and influential court decisions which impact privacy and access in Ontario. … Significant IPC Orders and Court …

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- Published on January 12, 2015

Hospitals Should Review Auditing Practices

Hospitals Should Review Auditing Practices … The Toronto Star found significant differences in the auditing practices of GTA hospitals. The paper spoke with Acting Commissioner Beamish about the changes he hopes to see: “There’s a spectrum out there,” acting Privacy Commissioner Brian Beamish told …

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- Published on December 29, 2015

Rouge Valley Health System Failed to Protect Patient Health Information

Rouge Valley Health System Failed to Protect Patient Health Information … A review by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) of two significant privacy breaches involving the sale of new mothers’ personal health information for financial gain has determined that Rouge Valley …

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- Published on December 16, 2014

COGEL Conference

COGEL Conference … COGEL Conference … COGEL Conference …

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- Published on December 11, 2014

Ontario passes legislation that makes it illegal to destroy government records

Ontario passes legislation that makes it illegal to destroy government records … Based on some of the recommendations of the IPC report,  Deleting Accountability: Record Management Practices of Political Staff - A Special Investigation Report , the Ontario government yesterday passed Bill 8 , the …

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- Published on December 10, 2014

Presentation at The Orillia HFO and HFT

Presentation at The Orillia HFO and HFT … Presentation at The Orillia HFO and HFT … Presentation at The Orillia HFO and HFT …

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- Published on December 9, 2014

Orillia Family Health - PHIPA Potpourri

Orillia Family Health - PHIPA Potpourri … A presentation by Judith Goldstein, Legal Counsel, at the Orillia Family Health Organization on the Personal Health Information Protection Act, (PHIPA) . … Orillia Family Health - PHIPA …

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- Published on December 9, 2014