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Health Information Access


BC FIPA publishes Declaration of Medical Privacy Rights

BC FIPA has published a Declaration of Medial Privacy Rights in light of the push towards electronic health records and electronic information management systems. Declaration of Medical Privacy Rights The Right to Privacy is a human right and is fundamental to my dignity as a human being. My right to privacy extends to all my […]

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BC FIPA publishes “Personal Health Information and the Right to Privacy in Canada: An overview of statutory, common law, voluntary and constitutional privacy protection”

BC FIPA has released “Personal Health Information and the Right to Privacy in Canada: An overview of statutory, common law, voluntary and constitutional privacy protection”, a law reform report prepared by Susan Prosser of the BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre (BCPIAC). The report outlines the gaps in protection in existing provincial privacy laws, the disparity […]

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