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Collection of
Personal Health Information
At Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital, we protect your personal
health information. Personal health information includes information such as
your name, date of birth, address, health history, records of your visits to
Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital and the care that you
received during those visits.
Uses and
Disclosures of Personal Health Information
We use and share
your personal health information to:
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plan and deliver your health
care programs and services;·
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communicate with other allied
health care professionals who will provide your follow-up care;·
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perform activities to improve
and maintain the quality of the care that we deliver to you;·
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conduct risk management
activities;·
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teach health care
professionals;·
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plan, administer and manage our
internal operations;·
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obtain payment for delivery of
your health care (e.g. from OHIP,WSIB or others);·
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fundraise to improve our
healthcare services and programs (information limited to name and address);·
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support approved health care
research;·
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comply with legal and regulatory
requirements.
Your Choices
You may withdraw
your consent to share your personal health information for research,
fundraising or patient satisfaction surveys. Withdrawal of consent is not
retroactive and must be provided in writing. Forms are available from the
Registration Staff. · You have the right to see and request correction to your
personal health records.
Important
Information
We take steps to
protect your personal health information from theft, loss and unauthorized
access, copying, modification, use, disclosure and disposal.· We take steps to
ensure that everyone who performs services for us protects your privacy and
only uses your personal health information for authorized purposes.· We conduct
audits and complete investigations to monitor and manage our privacy
compliance.
How to Contact Us
If you have any
questions or concerns about privacy at our hospital or about how to access your
personal health information, please contact the office of the Privacy Officer
at:
76 Stuart Street
Kingston, ON
K7L 2V7
Phone: (613) 544-2631 ext. 2567
Fax: (613) 544-4967
Email: privacy@kgh.kari.net
You have the right
to complain to the Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario if you think we
have violated your rights. The Commissioner can be reached at:
2 Bloor Street, East
Suite 1400
Toronto, ON
M4W 1A8
Phone: (416) 326-3333
Fax: (416) 325-9195
www.ipc.on.ca
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