PRIVACY STATEMENT - COLLECTION OF PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION
We collect personal health
information about you from you or from the person acting for you. The
information that we collect can include:
Sometimes we collect health
information about you from other places if you have agreed that we can,
or if it is legal to do so.
How We Use and Disclose Your
Personal Health Information
We use and disclose your personal
health information to:
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treat and care for you,
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plan, deliver and manage our
services,
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compile statistics (names are
not disclosed),
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share information with other
health care providers,
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meet legal requirements.
Your Choices
You have the right to:
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see and correct your personal
health records,
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tell us you want to withdraw
your consent for some of the ways we use your information.
We Protect Your Information
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We make sure your information
is not lost, stolen or used by someone that should not have access.
We also make sure it is kept private and is stored and/or disposed
of in a secure way.
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We ensure that everyone that
performs services for us protects your privacy and only uses your
health information in the way you have agreed it can be used.
How to Contact Us
For more information about our
privacy practices, contact our Director, Corporate Services at
613-345-5685. You have the right to complain to the Information and
Privacy Commissioner of Ontario if you are concerned with how we have
handled your Personal Health Information. The Commissioner can be
reached at:
The Information and Privacy
Commissioner of Ontario 2 Bloor Street East, Suite 1400 Toronto, ON M4W 1A8 Telephone: 416-326-3333 or 1-800-387-0073 Fax: 416-325-9195 TTY: 416-325-7539 Website:
www.ipc.on.ca
For a copy of the Leeds,
Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
Records Management Policy and
Procedure,
click here
.
For more information about the Personal Health Information
Protection Act (PHIPA) Legislation,
click here. |