PHIA Test With Complete Solutions
PHIA CORRECT ANSWERS Personal Health Information Act (new provincial health
privacy law)
PHIA came into effect on? CORRECT ANSWERS June 1, 2013
PHIA governs? CORRECT ANSWERS how health care providers may collect, use,
disclose, and maintain your personal health information.
PHIA balances? CORRECT ANSWERS the right to have your personal health
information protected with health care providers' need to plan and deliver health care
services.
PHIA improves your privacy by introducing the following: CORRECT ANSWERS 1. You
have the right to be told if your privacy has been breached if there is potential for harm
or embarrassment to you.
2. You have the right to see who has looked at your electronic health record.
3. You have the right to be told who to complain to and how?
What information does PHIA protect? CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Your health card
number
2. Information about your physical and mental health care history
3. All forms of personal health information, both recorded and unrecorded.
ie. paper medical chart, electronic test results (both recorded) and conversations
between health professionals about your care (unrecorded)
What information does PHIA not protect? CORRECT ANSWERS Health information
that does not identify you. (for example, in statistics, for training purposes in a hospital
with your name removed) Your health information can be used in these ways as long as
you cannot be identified. This helps us plan and learn.
Who must follow PHIA? CORRECT ANSWERS Custodians : Most health care providers
and organizations entrusted with the custody or control of your personal health
information.
This includes: Department of Health and Wellness, District Health Authorities, IWK
Health Centre, and licensed nursing homes regulated by the province. This included
doctors, dentists, pharmacists, optometrists, naturopaths, chiropractors, and
psychologists.
It does not cover certain other health professionals such as registered massage
therapists and acupuncturists. These are covered under federal privacy law.
PHIA CORRECT ANSWERS Personal Health Information Act (new provincial health
privacy law)
PHIA came into effect on? CORRECT ANSWERS June 1, 2013
PHIA governs? CORRECT ANSWERS how health care providers may collect, use,
disclose, and maintain your personal health information.
PHIA balances? CORRECT ANSWERS the right to have your personal health
information protected with health care providers' need to plan and deliver health care
services.
PHIA improves your privacy by introducing the following: CORRECT ANSWERS 1. You
have the right to be told if your privacy has been breached if there is potential for harm
or embarrassment to you.
2. You have the right to see who has looked at your electronic health record.
3. You have the right to be told who to complain to and how?
What information does PHIA protect? CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Your health card
number
2. Information about your physical and mental health care history
3. All forms of personal health information, both recorded and unrecorded.
ie. paper medical chart, electronic test results (both recorded) and conversations
between health professionals about your care (unrecorded)
What information does PHIA not protect? CORRECT ANSWERS Health information
that does not identify you. (for example, in statistics, for training purposes in a hospital
with your name removed) Your health information can be used in these ways as long as
you cannot be identified. This helps us plan and learn.
Who must follow PHIA? CORRECT ANSWERS Custodians : Most health care providers
and organizations entrusted with the custody or control of your personal health
information.
This includes: Department of Health and Wellness, District Health Authorities, IWK
Health Centre, and licensed nursing homes regulated by the province. This included
doctors, dentists, pharmacists, optometrists, naturopaths, chiropractors, and
psychologists.
It does not cover certain other health professionals such as registered massage
therapists and acupuncturists. These are covered under federal privacy law.
