Provides privacy advice, responsible for PIAs, processes access to information requests under ATIA and POPA, and investigates privacy concerns, incidents, and breaches involving all Alberta healthcare organizations' facilities and employees.HSS is subject to Alberta’s Access to Information Act (ATIA), Protection of Privacy Act (POPA) and Health Information Act (HIA) legislation and must protect your personal and health information and when applicable may investigate privacy incidents involving your personal information or your health information.
Personal Information includes, but is not limited to, employee demographics, benefits, payroll, employment and education history and unique identifiers (e.g. SIN, driver’s license, employee ID).Health Information includes, but is not limited to, patient name, DOB, PHN, ULI, healthcare provider, diagnostic and treatment information.
HSS’s Privacy Office is responsible for processing information requests under ATIA and POPA, answering general privacy related questions under ATIA, POPA and HIA, and when applicable, investigating suspected and confirmed privacy breaches involving all Alberta healthcare organizations' facilities and employees as it relates to your personal information or health information.
The following queries are not handled by the HSS Privacy Office:
- requests from former / current employees for personal information - call HR Contact Centre
- requests for health information regarding an Alberta healthcare organizations' program or service - contact the service area directly or call the health information management department at the facility.
- requests for name / address change, update first with Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. You are encouraged to validate your information when you seek a health care service to ensure that all systems are up to date.
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