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What is Privacy?<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Privacy is a person\u2019s claim to determine for him\/herself\/them when, how and to what extent information about him\/her\/them is communicated. Simply put, it is the right for an individual to determine who knows what about him\/her\/them, and what they do with the knowledge.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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What is the Personal Health Information Protection Act?<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) is Ontario\u2019s new health-specific privacy legislation which applies to health information custodians such as hospitals. PHIPA governs the way personal health information may be collected, used and disclosed within the health-care system. PHIPA also confirms a patient\u2019s right to access one\u2019s own personal health information.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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What is Personal Health Information?<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Personal Health Information is \u201cidentifying information\u201d collected about an individual. It includes information about an individual\u2019s health or health-care history in relation to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n