Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement
Glazier Medical Centre is committed to protecting the privacy of our patient’s health information and places the highest value on maintaining the confidentiality of personal information. All Personal Health Information is considered sensitive and is handled accordingly.

Personal Health Information Privacy Policy
Glazier Medical Centre has a Privacy Policy which outlines our commitment to collecting, using and disclosing personal health information. The policy is based on the Canadian Standards Association’s internationally recognized set of information privacy principles. Our privacy commitment is based on the following 10 principles.

Accountability
Glazier Medical Centre has identified an Information Privacy Officer who is responsible for managing privacy and confidentiality issues within the clinic.

Identifying Purposes
Personal information is collected within the clinic only for certain, specified purposes. Data is not collected for other purposes unless it is explained and consent is obtained from the patient.

Consent
Patient’s implied consent is obtained through a notification process prior to collecting, using or disclosing personal information.

Limiting Collection
Collection of personal health information is limited to the information required for the purposes identified.

Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
Personal health information is only used, disclosed and retained for the purposes identified except where required by law or with the consent of the patient. Personal Information is not kept longer than is required for the purposes identified.

Accuracy
Personal Information is kept as accurate as possible for the purposes identified.

Safeguards
Glazier Medical Centre has numerous safeguards in place to ensure that personal health information is protected and only individuals who need to know the information to perform their work duties access personal information. Safeguards are technical, organizational and procedural. Personnel are required to sign a confidentiality agreement.

Openness
Glazier Medical Centre's privacy policy is available to the public, and members of the community can contact the Information Privacy Officer or their care provider if they have specific Privacy questions or concerns.

Individual Access
Patients have the right to request access to Glazier Medical Centre's record of their care. If an individual believes that the information contained in the record is inaccurate, changes may be requested.

Challenging Compliance
Concerns relating to Information Privacy at Glazier Medical Centre can be directed to the Information Privacy Officer.

Third-party Sites
This site contains links to external Web sites. Glazier Medical Centre is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any third-party Web site.

For additional information see (http://www.oma.org/).
Ontario Medical Association
525 University Avenue
Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2K7
Tel(416)599-2580
Fax (416)599-9309
Inwats 1-800-268-7215