{"id":18332,"date":"2021-08-17T22:36:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T02:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quantumlifecycle.com\/staging\/how-quantum-works-with-healthcare-providers\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T14:01:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T18:01:02","slug":"how-quantum-works-with-healthcare-providers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantumlifecycle.com\/en_CA\/case-studies\/how-quantum-works-with-healthcare-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"How Quantum Works with Healthcare Providers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Healthcare organizations have some of the most sensitive personal data of any industry. They also face some of the most complex regulatory requirements. As with any Canadian company that collects personal data, healthcare agencies fall under The Personal Information Protection and Electronics Documents Act (PIPEDA<\/a>), which governs how private sector organizations collect, use, and disclose personal information.<\/p>\n

Yet, some provinces have their own healthcare privacy legislation in place, including Ontario\u2019s Personal Health Information Protection Act, New Brunswick\u2019s Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act, and Newfoundland and Labrador\u2019s Personal Health Information Act. While these regulations are substantially similar to PIPEDA, it\u2019s important for health care organizations to perform their due diligence and understand which regulations apply to them.<\/p>\n

PIPEDA and its counterparts are robust and complex in nature. For one, there\u2019s a wealth of personal health data encompassed by the regulation, including a patient\u2019s:<\/p>\n