Privacy Statement
The Oshawa and Courtice Clinic 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.  


Any questions or concerns about the content of these pages or our information handling practices can be directed to the Privacy Officer at 905-723-8551 or you can contact the the CEO Mr. Harry Horricks at hhorricks@rogers.com.


Personal Health Information Privacy Policy

The Oshawa and Courtice Clinic 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

The Oshawa and Courtice Clinic has identified an Information Privacy Officer who is responsible for managing privacy and confidentiality issues within the corporation.


Identifying Purposes

Personal information is collected within the organization 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

The Oshawa and Courtice Clinic 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.


Openness

The Oshawa and Courtice Clinic'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 Oshawa and Courtice Clinic'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 The Oshawa and Courtice Clinic can be directed to the Information Privacy Officer.


Third-party Sites

This site contains links to external Web sites. The Oshawa and Courtice Clinic is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any third-party Web site.



For additional information see (www.oma.org).

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