On January 1, 2004 the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the Act) came into effect with a mandate to balance the privacy rights of the individual and the needs of commercial organizations to collect information for business purposes.
Osteopathy Associates remains committed to you, your health and respects your right to confidentiality. The privacy policy of Osteopathy Associates is founded on the following principles:
Osteopathy Associates (OA) is responsible for maintaining and protecting all information collected by the clinic.
OA limits the collection of personal information to that which is necessary for the provision of excellent health care. This information is accurately maintained in its most current form in order to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected.
A decision to receive care at OA implies consent for the sharing of information internally, for purposes related to your health care only. Written consent is required from you in order to share your health care information externally. You may withdraw this consent in writing at any time.
Patient information is kept in a secure manner for a period of 10 years. This information will only be utilized for the purposes for which it was collected or if required by law.
Appropriate security measures are utilized to secure the privacy of all information collected in the delivery of your health care services.
You are entitled to view the information collected by OA regarding yourself. You may obtain a copy of your records. There is a fee for this service.