Medical Records Law in Ontario

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Omar Ha-Redeye moderated and spoke at a talk on medical records at the Holiday Inn Toronto Airport East, 600 Dixon Road, on December 4, 2014.

 

1:35 PM – 2:55 PM New Tort of Intrusion Upon Seclusion and Electronic Health Records
— Omar Ha-Redeye
  • Invasion of Privacy Torts in Canada
  • Grounds for New Tort (Intrusion Upon Seclusion)
  • Applicability to Medical Records
  • Utility in Promoting Patient Privacy

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Full agenda follows:

Agenda

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Overview of Laws Applying to Health Information
— Rajeev Sharma
  • Canadian Health Privacy Law
  • Provincial Specific Medical Records Law
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Break
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM Electronic Health Records: Privacy Requirements and Professional Standards
— Fida Hindi
  • PHIPA Compliance
  • Building PHIPA Compliance Through Education and Awareness
  • Responding to a Privacy Breach
  • Regulators’ Views of Electronic Health Records
11:15 AM – 12:35 PM Health Records for the Elderly in Long-Term Care and Community Settings
— Edward Mancinelli
  • Privacy Rights, Capacity and Consent
  • Health Records in the Quality Improvement Process
  • Practical Strategies for Compliance and Risk Management
12:35 PM – 1:35 PM Lunch (On Your Own)
1:35 PM – 2:55 PM New Tort of Intrusion Upon Seclusion and Electronic Health Records
— Omar Ha-Redeye
  • Invasion of Privacy Torts in Canada
  • Grounds for New Tort (Intrusion Upon Seclusion)
  • Applicability to Medical Records
  • Utility in Promoting Patient Privacy
2:55 PM – 3:10 PM Break
3:10 PM – 4:30 PM Medical Information in the Employment Context
— Bonny Mak Waterfall and Deanah I. Shelly
  • Employers’ Request for and Use of Employee Medical Information, Including:
    • PreEmployment Screening
    • Attendance and Disability Management
    • Accommodation of Disability
  • Consequences for Patient / Employee of Noncompliance With Employer’s Request
  • Practical Strategies to Respond

Intrusion Upon Seclusion for Health Records by Omar Ha-Redeye

 

Omar Ha-Redeye speaking on medical records law

Omar Ha-Redeye speaking on medical records law

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