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* emailed service desk just now to find out if we can use Pointsec to encrypt the SD card as well [[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] 09:53, 2 November 2010 (CDT)
* emailed service desk just now to find out if we can use Pointsec to encrypt the SD card as well [[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] 09:53, 2 November 2010 (CDT)
**resolved?
**is this resolved?[[User:TOstryzniuk|Trish Ostryzniuk]] 13:28, 2012 March 1 (CST)
* the [[CCMDB.mdb]] used for formatting of data for import into [[TMSX and MedTMS]] is password protected
* the [[CCMDB.mdb]] used for formatting of data for import into [[TMSX and MedTMS]] is password protected



Revision as of 14:28, 2012 March 1

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:

  • Pointsec, the encryption program recommended by eHealth for laptops, runs on the laptops
  • regular network login is required to the laptops for the first time

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  • emailed service desk just now to find out if we can use Pointsec to encrypt the SD card as well Ttenbergen 09:53, 2 November 2010 (CDT)
  • the CCMDB.mdb used for formatting of data for import into TMSX and MedTMS is password protected
  • computers are located in a locked office with limited access
  • 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.