Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security – Documentation in Nursing: 1st Canadian edition
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Clients have the right to access their own personal health information
Disclosure exceptions
Personal health information
Health information custodians
anyone involved in delivering healthcare services and in control of personal health information, e.g., nurses, doctors, pharmacists, physiotherapists, personal support workers, case managers, laboratory technicians
the Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
The Privacy Act relates to how the government protects the privacy of a person’s information and a person’s right to access and correct personal information that the government collects, uses, or discloses
The PIPEDA applies to private-sector organizations that collect, use, and disclose personal information
2004 Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), which legislates the collection, use, and disclosure of personal health information
by health information custodians
consent is required for the collection, use, and disclosure of personal health information
except in certain situations where the likelihood of this act would cause harm to the client
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