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PHIPA Practice Direction #3: Publicly Released Decisions Under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004

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- Published on Feb 1, 2017

OPC satisfied with actions taken by RESP company since misuse of patient maternity data

The Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) company whose employee improperly collected and used personal health information of Ontario hospital patients has implemented recommendations from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC). A recently completed third-party audit determined
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- Published on Jan 24, 2017

Legal Guide to Privacy and Information Management in Healthcare

Event - April 9, 2017, 8pm - 8pm
Commissioner, Brian Beamish, will give the keynote presentation on the latest updates from the IPC. Assistant Commissioner, Sherry Liang, will be presenting on the topic of, Strategies and Best Practices for Responding to and Managing Privacy Breaches in Healthcare. Director of Legal Services and
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2017 OHA Privacy Conference

Event - January 24, 2017, 7pm - 7pm
Assistant Commissioner, Sherry Liang, will give a presentation on the latest developments regarding PHIPA, discussing new trends in privacy issues, hospital compliance with PHIPA and mandatory reporting. Health Privacy Policy Analyst, Nicole Minuitti, will be participating in a presentation on the
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Submission to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly on Bill 41, Patients First Act, 2016

This submission addresses the privacy implications of the proposed Bill. The goal of our recommendations is to enhance the protection of personal health information of Ontarians.
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- Published on Nov 23, 2016

Submission to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly on Bill 41, Patients First Act, 2016

Our office has reviewed Bill 41, Patients First Act, 2016, which proposes to eliminate Ontario’s 14 Community Care Access Centres and transfer their functions to Ontario’s Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs). As a result of the changes, LHINs would also be given an expanded role to oversee
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- Published on Nov 23, 2016

Study Finds Most Devices Don’t Reveal How Personal Information Will Be Used

Six in ten “Internet of Things” devices don’t properly tell customers how their personal information is being used, an international study has found. The GPEN (Global Privacy Enforcement Network) study, conducted by 25 data protection regulators around the world (including the IPC), looked at
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- Published on Sep 22, 2016

Understanding the Risks of Emailing Health Information

Individuals and organizations rely on email for its convenience, speed and economy. Health information custodians are no exception. While email offers many benefits, it also poses risks to the privacy of individuals and to the security of personal health information. This sensitive information must
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- Published on Sep 15, 2016

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 policies
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- Published on Sep 15, 2016

The IPC is coming to London!

To commemorate Right to Know Week, Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner, Brian Beamish, is coming to London to discuss emerging trends in access to information and open government at Western University on September 27. The morning’s agenda will also include members of the IPC’s executive
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- Published on Aug 25, 2016