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Personal Health Information Act

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 2 Minutes Read June 2, 2020

Ontario proposes regulations on personal health information

On May 2, 2020, Ontario’s Minister of Health proposed making some changes to clarify reporting obligations of health information custodians and also create rules with respect to Ontario Health and Electronic Health Records. Interested individuals may provide written comments regarding the proposed regulation between May 2, 2020, and July 1, 2020.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Health and Safety, Information Technology, Privacy / electronic health records, employment law, personal health information, Personal Health Information Act

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read May 23, 2017

Health record snooping nets hefty fine

In a recent case out of Goderich, Ontario a $20,000 fine, the highest of its kind in Canada, was handed out for a health privacy violation.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Privacy, Union Relations / E-Health (Personal Health Information Access and Protection of Privacy) Act, employment law, Grant v Winnipeg Regional Health Authority et al, health, Health Information Act, Health Information Protection Act, health privacy, health privacy violation, Hopkins v Kay, Ladas v Apple, Martin v General Teamsters, Personal Health Information Act, Personal Health Information Protection Act, Personal Information Protection Act, PHIPA, Privacy Act

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read August 10, 2016

Data breaches: All’s not lost, even if your data is (and if you’ve taken precautions)

As anyone who’s ever left a USB key in a Kinko’s knows, it’s easy to lose a mobile device containing sensitive user information. As a recent statement from the Newfoundland and Labrador’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner shows, taking preemptive steps to make the user information on a mobile device more secure could protect the information – and your organization – if the device ever falls into the wrong hands.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / antivirus, Data breach, data security, information protection, mobile device, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, password protection, Personal Health Information Act, protect user data, USB drives, user data

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