Expert advice on getting your PIA right
When you want to know everything there is to know about Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA), Alberta privacy expert, Ingrid Ruys, is the person to ask.
Health Information Act
Section 64 of the Health Information Act (HIA) mandates submission of a Privacy Impact Assessment. But that’s not all the regulations document contains, there's much more to learn.
PIA Preparation: Why Hire a Professional
Operations Manager at Dentrix DentalCare in Calgary, had gone through the PIA process before. The perspective she gained from that experience taught her why a PIA requires the dedicated expertise of a professional.
Understand privacy breaches
Privacy breaches happen in a variety of ways. A 2023 study by Stanford University found that human error is a factor in 88% of breaches. Our podcast series analyzes real-life breaches and reviews how they could have been avoided.
How to avoid ransomware attacks in your clininc
Hackers are locking clinic data and holding it ransom. Retrieving patient information can be expensive, and falling victim to an attack is a privacy breach.
Dental Association Support
Dentists and organizations that work with them are covered by the HIA. The ADA has put together a thorough presentation on the responsibilities of Dentists and Dental Organizations.
download: Compliance Partner Checklist
Every PIA provider is different. Some services are more complete. This checklist will help you compare privacy partners when you're selecting the organization that will best serve your ongoing compliance and security.
Privacy By Design
With the rapid increase in privacy threats targeting healthcare, the concept of Privacy by Design (PbD) is more relevant than ever. Learn about PbD and how it can be applied to operations in your clinic.
HIA Guidelines and practices manual
A practical reference tool for the application of Alberta’s Health Information Act (HIA). It is designed to assist all custodians that are subject to the Act fully understand how the Act impacts their clinic.
How to Avoid a Privacy Breach
As of Friday, August 31, 2018 custodians of patient information in Alberta will be required to report all privacy breaches. These 4 steps can fortify your clinic against a breach.
Privacy Support for healthcare organizations
You're not on your own when it comes to privacy compliance. Expert partners can do much of the work of ongoing privacy compliance for you so that you can remain focused on providing high-quality care.
Manage Privacy Officer Challenges
Managing privacy compliance in healthcare is challenging for individual privacy officers. The demands and complexity of performing joint duties leave plenty of room for missed or misaddressed issues.