Weeneebayko Health Ahtuskaywin
We collect personal health information about you directly from you or from the person acting on your behalf. The personal health information that we collect may include, for example, your name, date of birth, address, health history, records of your visits to the Weeneebayko Health Ahtuskaywin and the care that you received during those visits. Occasionally we collect personal health information about you from other sources if we have obtained your consent to do so or if the law permits.
We use and disclose your personal health information to:
treat and care for you,
get payment for your treatment and care (from OHIP,
WSIB,
your private insurer or others),
plan, administer and manage our internal operations,
conduct risk management activities,
as sending patient satisfaction surveys),
teach,
compile statistics,
comply with legal and regulatory requirements, and
fulfill other purposes permitted or required by law.
You may access and correct your personal health records, or withdraw your consent for some of the above uses and disclosures by contacting us (subject to legal exceptions).
Important Information
We take steps to protect your personal health
information from theft,
loss and unauthorized access, copying, modification, use, disclosure
and disposal
We conduct audits and complete investigations to
monitor and
manage our privacy compliance.
We take steps to ensure that everyone who performs
services for us
protects your privacy and only uses your personal health information
for the purposes you have consented to.
For more information about our privacy protection practices, or to raise a concern you have with our practices, contact us at:
Chief Privacy Officer
Weeneebayko Health Ahtuskaywin
P.O. Box 664
Moose Factory, ON P0L 1W0
Telephone: (705) 658-4544 ext. 2233
Fax: (705) 658-5641
You have the right to complain to the Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario if you think we have violated your rights. The Commissioner can be reached at:
Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario:
2 Bloor St. East, Suite 1400
Toronto, ON M4N 1A8
Phone: (800) 387-0073
(416) 326-3333
Fax: (416) 325-9195
TTY: (416) 325-7539