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May 23, 2024 · The law stipulates that patients age 14 and above are entitled to access their own medical records, as this coincides with the right to individual informed consent to treatment. Accordingly, all patients aged 14 and over have the right to access their medical records, as a matter of human rights.
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The issue of custody and access is more complicated in hospitals, clinics, and healthcare institutions, due to the intermingling of information from various care providers in the medical record. In a solo practice, the issues are more straightforward: the physician is the custodian of the medical record and therefore has control over access to the ...
With records that are accessible to multiple people, physicians still have an obligation to protect patient information in their custody from being accessed inappropriately. Clarity over control and stewardship of information in a shared practice arrangement can be achieved by entering into a Data Sharing Agreement or Inter-Physician Agreement. The...
Physicians are expected to charge only nominal fees, and to inform the patient of these fees in advance, to cover overhead costs for retrieving, copying, and sending information in medical records. Physicians may want to contact their regulatory authority (College) or medical association or federation for guidance about the amount that is considere...
In a group practice, there should be a clear understanding about who will retain the medical records when a physician leaves the practice. It is possible that the group will undertake retention of the records, especially if patients will continue to be followed by that group. Even after leaving the practice, a physician who created a specific medic...
Physicians in a shared practice can achieve clarity concerning access and stewardship of medical records by entering into a Data Sharing Agreement or Inter-Physician Agreement. In solo practice, physicians should retain patient records for the required retention duration. Any transfer of information to another healthcare provider should be done in ...
Apr 4, 2023 · As a patient or health care consumer in Ontario, you have both rights and responsibilities. If a health care professional violates your rights, you can make a complaint. Your rights are protected by laws such as the Health Care Consent Act, the Long-Term Care Act and the Mental Health Act.
Under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, you have the right to request access to your own personal health information held by health care providers, called health information custodians, such as doctors, nurses and dentists, and others involved in the delivery of health care services, including pharmacies, medical laboratories or ...
PHIPA gives you the right to: be informed of the reasons for the collection, use and disclosure of your personal health information; be notified of the theft or loss or of the unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal health information;
The IPC oversees Ontario’s health privacy law, the Personal Health Information Protection Act. Under that law, you have the right to request access or corrections to your health records. Below are some common questions about that process. File an access/correction complaint online.
Clear and legible records satisfy legal, professional, institutional, and ethical obligations. The records act as evidence if your care is later questioned. Your provincial medical regulatory authority (College) may have specific guidelines on what it expects from documentation.
