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Ontario Moves Forward With Privacy Legislation Initiative
Canada: Ontario Moves Forward With Privacy Legislation Initiative 25 June 2021 by Daniel J. Michaluk , Éloïse Gratton , Elisa Henry and Ira Parghi Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Ontario has taken a significant step towards implementing private sector privacy legislation in the province.
Online Proctoring: Privacy And Risk Management Considerations For Schools
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The shutdown of universities and colleges in the early days of COVID-19 triggered a rapid shift to online learning and online testing. Enter online proctoring, which has attracted scrutiny from privacy advocates at many post-secondary institutions. Universities and colleges (together, "schools") use online proctoring tools to verify who is taking a test and to identify cheating.
Virtual health care: Managing privacy risks part two
Ira Parghi Tanvi Medhekar In the first article in this two-part series, we identified some of the privacy and security risks associated with virtual health care and offer general guidance on how they may be managed. In the course of this discussion, we highlight some of the key recommendations contained in a guideline recently issued by the Information & Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, titled Privacy and security considerations for virtual health care visits (the IPC Virtual Care Guideline).
Virtual health care: Managing privacy risks part one
Ira Parghi Tanvi Medhekar The ongoing shift to virtual health care has brought with it new privacy and security risks. “Virtual health care” refers to the use of video or audio technology communications to provide non-urgent, non-emergency health-care services remotely in real time. Virtual health-care services may include medical consults, counselling, coaching, psycho-education, intervention services and other direct services.
Managing The Privacy Risks Of Virtual Health Care
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, health care institutions are increasingly providing patients and clients with various forms of virtual health care. "Virtual health care" refers to the use of video or audio technology communications to provide non-urgent, non-emergency health care services remotely in real time.
The Legal Listen: Immunity Passports - Immigration - Canada
Canada: The Legal Listen: Immunity Passports 10 March 2021 by Cindy D. Clarke , Ewa Krajewska , Ira Parghi and Daniel J. Michaluk Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. BLG's The Legal Listen is a podcast series exploring key issues in law and business. In our third episode, Cindy Clarke welcomes Ewa Krajewska, Ira Parghi and Daniel J.
Information Privacy And Security In A Virtual Learning World
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Ontario Public Sector FOI And Privacy Series
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Ontario Health Teams: Personal Health Information Sharing, Client Privacy And PHIPA Compliance - Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences - Canada
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. This is the fifth in a series of BLG publications to assist Ontario health care providers and organizations as they work toward Ontario Health Team implementation. The transition towards Ontario Health Teams (OHTs) raises a number of important questions about Personal Health Information (PHI) sharing, client privacy, and compliance with the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA).
Managing Privacy In A Connected World
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How can we make EHR access less unwieldy for patients and providers? - MedCity News
The right of access to one’s own health information is not a new concept. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) grants each person “a right of access to inspect and obtain a copy of” any individually identifiable health information contained in a health care provider’s medical or billing records. The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) has not been shy about enforcing this right of access.
Value-based health care: data & technology
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Video Transcript - Value-based health care: data & technology
Ira Parghi, Ropes & Gray health care counsel, discusses the increasing role that data and technology will play in a value-based health care world. There’s a lot going on when it comes to technology and health care. We started the move to electronic health records some years ago and there are incentives to providers to keep that up. We also now have what we now call “connected devices” that are connected to the internet and allow for real-time monitoring of patients on the floor.
Where is the future of HIPAA enforcement headed? - MedCity News
Enforcement activity under the HIPAA Security Rule has picked up steam in recent years. HIPAA establishes various privacy, information security, and breach notification requirements for healthcare providers and other covered entities. In its early HIPAA enforcement days, the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) generally focused on the HIPAA Privacy Rule, but in recent years it has placed growing emphasis on Security Rule enforcement as well.
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