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    Canadian law of patient records
    Canadian health information : a practical legal and risk management guide / Noela J. Inions, Leanne E. Tran, the late Lorne E. Rozovsky.

    • Title:[Canadian law of patient records]
      Canadian health information : a practical legal and risk management guide / Noela J. Inions, Leanne E. Tran, the late Lorne E. Rozovsky.
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    • Author/Creator:Inions, Noela J., author.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Tran, Leanne E., author.
      Rozovsky, Lorne Elkin, author.
    • Published/Created:Toronto, Ontario : LexisNexis, [2018]
      ©2018
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Medical records--Law and legislation--Canada.
    • Edition:Fourth edition.
    • Description:xxv, 347 pages : illustrations, forms ; 23 cm
    • Summary:"Since it was first published in 1984, this book has become the leading authority and the standard desk reference in the Canadian health system. The authors address the various issues that health facilities face when dealing with gathering, maintaining and using confidential patient information and provide an overview of the provincial and federal access and privacy legislation that applies to health information in the public and private sectors, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. They also provide guidance on best practices for implementing appropriate policies and procedures."--Pub. desc
    • Notes:Previous editions authored by Lorne E. Rozovsky.
      Inlcudes table of cases.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780433493648 (softcover)
      043349364X
    • Contents:Chapter 1: Health Information and the Law
      Chapter 2: Purposes of Health Information
      Chapter 3: What is Health Information?
      Chapter 4: Standards for Health Information
      Chapter 5: Retention, Storage and Disposal
      Chapter 6: Health Information as Evidence
      Chapter 7: Access to Health Information
      Chapter 8: Confidentiality, Privacy and Disclosure to Third Parties
      Chapter 9: Digitization and Information Linkage
      Chapter 10: Electronic Communications and Health Information
      Chapter 11: Documenting Treatment Orders
      Chapter 12: Documenting Health Information
      Chapter 13: Documenting Consent
      Chapter 14: Defamation
      Chapter 15: Employee Health Information
      Chapter 16: Human Research and Health Information
      Chapter 17: Risk Management in Health Information
      Chapter 18: Case Studies
      Chapter 19: Prototype Policies and Procedures
      Appendix:
      Form #1: Consent to treatment
      Form #2: General consent language for brain-CODE
      Form #3: Permission to take photographs of patient
      Form #4: Researcher's confidentiality pledge/Confidentiality agreement
      Form #5: Patient's property release
      Form #6: Temporary absence from hospital
      Form #7: Patient leaving health facility against medical advice
      Form #8: Consent to the release of information
      Form #9: Data & biological sample transfer agreement
      Form #10: Privacy compliance checklist
      Form #11: Emergency Department screening tool.
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