Privacy & Security
Helping clinicians protect personal health information is our top priority.
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At Amplify Care, we are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of personal health information. We comply with the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) and adhere to a series of privacy principles to ensure your data is handled responsibly and safely.
Amplify Privacy Compliance
Limit use, disclosure, and retention
Personal information will not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with consent or as required by law. Information is retained only as long as necessary.
Be accurate
Personal information must be accurate, complete, and up-to-date as necessary for the intended purpose.
Use appropriate safeguards
Personal information is protected by safeguards appropriate to its sensitivity.
Be open
Information regarding the organization’s privacy policies and practices must be readily available to individuals.
Give individuals access
Individuals have the right to request access to their personal information, challenge its accuracy, and have it amended as necessary.
Provide recourse
An individual must be able to challenge compliance with the privacy principles to the designated accountable individual(s).
Policies and forms
Policy: Amplify Privacy
Outlines our commitment to the protection of personal health information and our obligations regarding its collection, use, disclosure, and retention.
Policy: Threat Risk Assessment (TRA) and Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)
Outlines our approach to managing privacy and security risks at every stage of the information lifecycle, aiming to improve clinical care through best practices.
Privacy Incident / Complaint Reporting Form
Document and report any incidents where personal information may have been compromised, lost, or accessed without authorization. With this information, we will investigate and address any issues in compliance with privacy regulations.
Privacy resources for health information custodians
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Plain Language Description and Safeguards of the eReferral Service
eReferral refers to the automation of one or more activities involved in initiating, negotiating and closing the referral…
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Plain Language Description: Ocean to CHRIS Integration
Amplify Care and Ontario Health Digital Excellence have partnered to allow primary care providers (PCPs)…
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Plain Language Description: Ocean to Caredove integration
Amplify Care and Caredove Inc. have partnered to allow health care practitioners to send patient…
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Plain Language Ocean to Novari eRequest Description: eRequest Integration
The Ontario eServices Program and Novari Health have completed an integration to allow the flow…
Resources help health information custodians manage privacy within eReferral and Automates, ensuring compliance with privacy principles.
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Ocean eReferral to EMHware
Amplify Care and EMHware have partnered to allow healthcare clinicians to send and receive patient referrals electronically (eReferrals) using the EMHware client management software. Referral senders can initiate referrals from EMHware and send these to healthcare specialists and organizations receiving referrals using the Ocean Healthmap. Mental health care organizations with listings in the Ocean Healthmap…
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Shield is designed to meet the unique privacy and security needs of Canadian clinicians, helping to protect sensitive data across healthcare organizations.
Please note that Amplify Care does not collect personal health information unless authorized to do so in accordance with its role as an agent of health information custodians. Personal health information is only collected for specific purposes and with applicable consent.
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