Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA). PHIPA is Provincial legislation that governs the collection, use and sharing of personal health information. It is based on ten principles that hospitals, doctors, community health care organizations, and other health practicing facilities must follow when collecting, using and sharing personal health information. The Middlesex Hospital Alliance has established a privacy program based on these principles.

Identifying Purposes

Consent

Limiting Collection

Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention

Accuracy

Safeguards

Openness

Individual Access

Challenging Compliance