Doctors worry about patient privacy as they speculate on government plans for eHealth

The province’s doctors are expressing “grave concerns” about the Liberal government’s plans for eHealth Ontario.

In the wake of Health Minister Eric Hoskins’ decision to ask Premier Kathleen Wynne’s privatization guru, Ed Clark, to appraise the monetary value of the electronic health records agency, the Ontario Medical Association is sounding the alarm over patient privacy.

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https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2016/10/13/doctors-worry-about-patient-privacy-as-they-speculate-on-government-plans-for-ehealth.html

Doctors worry about patient privacy as they speculate on government plans for eHealth

https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2016/10/13/doctors-worry-about-patient-privacy-as-they-speculate-on-government-plans-for-ehealth.html

Ontario to Introduce New Measures to Protect Patient Privacy

The province intends to introduce amendments to the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) that, if passed, would strengthen privacy rules, make it easier to prosecute offences and increase fines.

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http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2015/06/ontario-to-introduce-new-measures-to-protect-patient-privacy.html

Ontario will introduce legislation to tackle privacy violations of health records

The Ontario government will soon table legislation to clamp down on privacy breaches like alleged violation of former mayor Rob Ford (open Rob Ford's policard)’s medical records, says Health Minister Eric Hoskins.

http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/03/30/ontario-will-introduce-legislation-to-tackle-privacy-violations-of-health-records.html