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An Introduction to Privacy Legislation

Are you concerned about the safety of patient information when sending out medical files for transcription?  Read the following article and learn about PIPEDA and how to keep your patients information...

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Keeping Acceptable Medical Records

Each province and legislative jurisdiction has its own requirements, both legal and professional, for creating, maintaining and storing medical records.  One key point which is common to all...

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American Legislation of New Privacy Laws that Will Change Your Life

See the original article here. Technology is changing how we do everything, from connecting with friends to investigating our family history. While most of these changes are for the better, the reality...

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An Introduction to Privacy Legislation

Are you concerned about the safety of patient information when sending out medical files for transcription?  Read the following article and learn about PIPEDA and how to keep your patients information...

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Keeping Acceptable Medical Records

Each province and legislative jurisdiction has its own requirements, both legal and professional, for creating, maintaining and storing medical records.  One key point which is common to all...

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American Legislation of New Privacy Laws that Will Change Your Life

See the original article here. Technology is changing how we do everything, from connecting with friends to investigating our family history. While most of these changes are for the better, the reality...

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How Safe is Your Data With 2Ascribe

The recent “WannaCry” cyber attack has people concerned about the security of their online information. With hospital trusts in the U.K. and medical facilities in the U.S. and Canada affected by the...

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Transmitting Personal Health Information by Fax

Faxing is considered a secure form of communication by Federal and Provincial Privacy Commissions, and is a common method of sharing information in health care. While the actual transmission of the...

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A Matter Of Trust: The Importance Of Protecting Patient Information

Physicians have a duty beyond the best care possible for their patients. They must protect their privacy as well as their health. In a world where health records are increasingly stored...

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Privacy Breach Reporting: Rule changes up the ante

New rule changes to Canada’s federal private sector privacy law — including physician practices — came into effect on November 1, 2018. And while the ability of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner...

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Privacy Breach: Assessing the Real Risk of Significant Harm

A real-life medical record horror story took place this summer when a group held for a company for ransom that provides home medical care services on behalf of the Ontario government. The security...

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Privacy Breach: The Importance of Keeping Records of any Breach

Keeping records is nothing new for clinics, hospitals and physicians, who store all kinds of data either electronically or in paper files. But never before has it been more important for a clinic to...

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Privacy Breach: To Whom and How to Report

Better safe than sorry is the right way for clinics to approach the new rule changes to Canada’s federal private sector privacy law that came into effect on November 1, 2018. As the last post in this...

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Ransomware: it’s back and worse than ever

WRITTEN BY DR. ERIC CADESKY AND STAN SHAW ON AUGUST 8, 2019 FOR CANADIANHEALTHCARENETWORK.CA This article was originally published at CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca, the online home of the Medical Post,...

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Text messaging – benefits and pitfalls

The instant communication smartphones allow has made texting popular in Canadian hospitals, according to a study authored by the University of Toronto in 2018. Routine patient information was more...

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