All patients have a right to have their personal health information kept confidential. Yet changes in health care have made privacy harder to protect - leaving health care providers vulnerable to privacy breaches that may lead to embarrassing and potentially costly results.

The Personal Health Information Protection Act - Implementing Best Privacy Practices explains your legal obligations under Ontario's Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), which came into force in November 2004. It is packed with practical suggestions and time-saving tools to help you comply with PHIPA.

Features and Benefits

Step-by-step Instructions:

• Handle requests for disclosure from third parties
• Keep personal health information unseen and unheard
• Develop an incident response plan
• Use personal health information for fundraising
• Ensure privacy practices are acceptable under PHIPA

Comprehensive Checklists:

• Disclose personal health information without consent
• Draft a security policy that is compliant with the legislation
• Assign duties to a privacy contact person
• Develop a sound research plan
• Draft agreements with agents
• Analyze needs for storing and using personal health information
• Audit personal health information holdings and handling practices
• Implement mandatory compliance measures

Customizable Forms:

• Consent to collection, use, and disclosure of personal health information
• Request for access to personal health record
• Request for correction to personal health record

And more!