Patient privacy rights
Ontario public protection
Health Information Custodian
You as a client/patient, have the fundamental right of privacy in Ontario. Please click on the following link to read more about your rights:
https://www.ipc.on.ca/privacy-individuals/your-privacy-rights/
Ontario public institutions protect your personal information with the following acts:
General Information about the Health Information Custodian’s (HIC) information practices? Please click on the following link to read more:
Electronic Medical Records Compliancy
Jane Software Inc is the electronic medical records software used at Valeo Wellness Clinic.
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is a Canadian law pertaining to data privacy. This law is in place to govern how privacy sectors collect, use and disclose personal information.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is law that establishes standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without a patient’s consent or knowledge. Clinic on the following link for more information: Click on the follows link for more information:
https://jane.app/guide/privacy-and-security/pipeda-and-other-privacy-laws-in-canada
https://jane.app/guide/privacy-and-security/is-jane-pipeda-compliant
https://jane.app/guide/privacy-and-security/is-jane-hipaa-compliant
Obtaining your personal information
Contact:
Please click on the following link to read more about Ontario’s access and privacy law, your rights to requesting access to your personal health information:
https://www.ipc.on.ca/access-individuals/access-and-correction/
https://www.ipc.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/access-to-information-e-web.pdf
How to file a complaint with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario? Please click on the following link to read more:
You can also contact the Information and Privacy Commissioners/Ontario:
Office: 416-326-3333
Toll-free: 1-800-387-0073
Website: www.ipc.on.ca
