Part 1 of this Patient Privacy series focuses on the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA), which is an Ontario statute that governs the collection, use and disclosure of personal health information in the health sector. In addition to reviewing the key obligations of health information custodians under PHIPA, a summary of recently proposed amendments will be provided. Speaker: Lad Kucis from Gardiner Roberts LLP More Resources: Patient Privacy: PHIPA - The Electronic Health...

Part 2 of this Patient Privacy series focuses on the proposed creation of the “Electronic Health Record” (EHR), which would be an electronic system developed and maintained by a Government prescribed organization to enable health information custodians to collect, use and disclose personal health information for the purpose of providing health care. Items to be discussed include the functions and responsibilities of the prescribed organization; the obligations of health information custodians with respect to the...