Implied consent, explained

Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has released a publication to help patients understand implied consent as it pertains to the collection, use, or disclosure of personal health information. Commissioner Ann Cavoukian collaborated with seven Canadian healthcare organizations to create “Circle of Care: Sharing Personal Health Information for Health-Care Purposes.” The commissioner says the brochure aims to clear up confusion about when healthcare providers may assume a patient’s implied consent to collect, use, and share their health information. “Personal health information may be shared within the “circle of care”—among healthcare providers who are providing healthcare to a specific patient—but not outside that circle,” the commissioner said.
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