Collection
Health Information and Privacy
Date
File Numbers
HA21-00178
Adjudicators
Jennifer James
Decision Type
Decision
Applicable Legislation
PHIPA - 3(1)
PHIPA - 4(1)
PHIPA - 55(8)
The complainant submitted a correction request under the Personal Health Information Protection of Privacy Act to the hospital to correct his medical history information found in his electronic medical record. The hospital denied the complainant’s request citing sections 55(8) and 55(9). The adjudicator finds that the complainant did not demonstrate that the information in the record was incomplete or incorrect for the purpose the hospital uses the information. As a result, the hospital’s decision to not make the requested corrections is upheld.