Ontario FNDHO Privacy of Health Information and Security (PHIS) Course
The @YourSideColleague® Ontario FNDHO Privacy of Health Information and Security (PHIS) Course
This course was originally developed for the Saskatchewan Region, in partnership with the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA). First Nations Digital Health Ontario (FNDHO) in partnership with the SE First Nations, Inuit and Métis Program adapted the course for an Ontario audience. This course will help to identify and apply privacy and security principles and practices for the purpose of protecting and enabling sharing of health information.
Topics
This course is divided into the following 3 Topics:
Topic 1: Privacy Principles
- Match the definitions of each privacy principle to their responsibilities for healthcare work
Topic 2: Safeguarding Personal Health Information (PHI)
- Select and apply good habits for balancing the need to access client PHI and know how to safeguard it
Topic 3: Considerations in Safeguarding PHI in Your Day-to-Day Work
- Identify and apply good habits to protect and use PHI in an electronic system and at their workplace