How to Use this Site

This Toolkit is designed to assist in complying with the law and meeting the changing expectations of patients and the public.

The resource materials provided in this Toolkit are for general information purposes only. They should be adapted to the circumstances of each hospital or physician using the Toolkit.

This Toolkit reflects interpretations and practices regarded as valid when it was published based on available information at that time.

This Toolkit is not intended, and should not be construed, as legal or professional advice or opinion.

Hospitals or physicians concerned about the applicability of privacy legislation to their activities are advised to seek legal or professional advice based on their particular circumstances.

 

Using This Toolkit

A toolkit contains the tools needed to get the job done. In this case, the job is to ensure you comply with the Act. Legislation is not easy to read, let alone interpret and apply to your own situation.
This Toolkit provides a variety of tools designed to help you understand and apply the new privacy legislation.

To get started, begin by reading:

  • General Privacy Compliance – for a very general overview of the Act
  • Consent – to understand the foundation of privacy compliance
  • Security – to understand how to protect personal health information
  • Oversight – to learn about the role and powers of you local Information and Privacy Commissioner

Then proceed to the sections that affect your role:

  • Contact Person
  • Managing Health Information
  • Accessing Health Records
  •  Correcting Health Records
  •  Dealing With Health Information
  •  Research
  •  Fundraising
  •  Managing Contracts and Agents

Then use the Diagnostic Tool:

  • to assess your state of privacy compliance

In each section you will find:  Key Points: A high level summary of the section.