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'''PHIA''' is the [http://www.ombudsman.mb.ca/phia-long.htm Personal Health Information Act] of the province of Manitoba lays out how all patient data must be treated. Everyone who works for this program must have received WRHA PHIA training, and must have signed a PHIA declaration.  
'''PHIA''' is the [https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/phia/index.html Personal Health Information Act] of the province of Manitoba lays out how all patient data must be treated. Everyone who works for this program must have received WRHA PHIA training, and must have signed a PHIA declaration.  


== What PHIA means for this wiki ==
== What PHIA means for this wiki ==
PHIA states that patient data must be kept private. '''The contents of wiki articles are not private.''' This means that there must never be any information that could identify a patient in either
PHIA states that patient data must be kept private. '''The wiki is not private.''' This means that there must never be any information that could identify a patient in either
* wiki articles
* wiki articles
* emails sent via the wiki
* emails sent via the wiki
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== Measures to ensure patient privacy in our data collection ==
== Measures to ensure patient privacy in our data collection ==
There are several security measures in place:  
There are several security measures in place:  
* a [[PDA password | strong password on the PDA]] that uses capitals, numbers and at least 7 digits
 
* a password at the HanDBase program level and encryption of all patient identifiers on the PDA, extending to the backup files on the computer used for synchronization.
* computers/laptops are located in a locked office with limited access
* network login is required on the computer
 
* the [[CCMDB.MDB]] used for formatting of data for import into [[ed's program]] is password protected
* computers/laptops are eHealth managed and encrypted
* computers are located in a locked office with limited access
 
** Note: at the OAKS hospital due to renovations in progress the PDA itself is in a locked cabinet in an office in the Medical Records department itself.
* the data collection program [[CCMDB.accdb]] and its data back-end [[CCMDB_data.mdb]] are password protected
* PC data is stored on a folder on the [[regional server]] when possible; only the data collectors and the data managers have access to this folder.  
 
* data is stored on a folder on the [[Regional Server]] when possible; only the [[Data Collector]]s and the [[Main office]] have access to this folder.
 
== Related articles ==
{{Related Articles}}


[[Category: IT Instructions]]
[[Category: IT Instructions]]
[[Category: Wiki usage]]
[[Category: Wiki use]]

Latest revision as of 10:07, 2021 December 23

PHIA is the Personal Health Information Act of the province of Manitoba lays out how all patient data must be treated. Everyone who works for this program must have received WRHA PHIA training, and must have signed a PHIA declaration.

What PHIA means for this wiki

PHIA states that patient data must be kept private. The wiki is not private. This means that there must never be any information that could identify a patient in either

  • wiki articles
  • emails sent via the wiki

Measures to ensure patient privacy in our data collection

There are several security measures in place:

  • computers/laptops are located in a locked office with limited access
  • computers/laptops are eHealth managed and encrypted

Related articles

Related articles: