At Brightshores Health System, we treat all patients’ Personal Health Information with respect and sensitivity. We do this in accordance with the Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) and other provincial laws.
The credentialed staff at Brightshores who provide care and support in their professional work schedules are allowed to view our patients Health Information. This group includes physicians, nurses, technicians, therapists, and other Health Care Professionals. As a student at Brightshores, you may also work closely with these staff members within your assignments.
When under the guidance and or training of various Brightshores personnel who have the authority to view highly confidential information, you may be given or have reason to access this information.
You must adhere to our Privacy commitments and Policies with an extreme regard for all Patients confidentiality at all times during your work at Brightshores.
Please save a screen shot of the results pages and upload it to your Student Profile.
Step 1:
Please click on the following links to access the Brightshores IT Security and Privacy Awareness e-learning module in order to complete both IT Security and Privacy Awareness quizzes (2).
- Privacy: https://www.brightshores.ca/educationvideos/privacy/story.html
- IT Security: https://www.brightshores.ca/educationvideos/itsecurity/story.html
Step 2:
Please open and review the following documents:
- Brightshores Breach of Patient Privacy Policy (will open in a new window)
- Brightshores Confidentiality Policy (will open in a new window)
These documents are in PDF format, Adobe Reader must be installed on your computer to view these files (free). Â