The Standard
5.6.1 Registrants take steps that are reasonable in the circumstances to ensure that personal health information is protected against theft, loss and unauthorized use, disclosure, modification, or disposal.
The Professional Practice Standards regarding record storage, security, and retrieval. This includes the standard, examples in demonstrating the standard, and related resources.
The Professional Practice Standards regarding record storage, security, and retrieval. This includes the standard, examples in demonstrating the standard, and related resources.
5.6.1 Registrants take steps that are reasonable in the circumstances to ensure that personal health information is protected against theft, loss and unauthorized use, disclosure, modification, or disposal.
Whether records are on paper or electronic, there are various safeguards and measures to maintain the security and integrity of personal health information, including:
Physical safeguards
Electronic safeguards
Administrative safeguards
Registrants also make reasonable efforts to maintain the security of client records during transmission or disclosure (for example, by using mail or courier with tracking or encrypted electronic transmission).
Registrants need to ensure that any electronic record-keeping system they use allows them to meet their record-keeping obligations. These obligations include, but are not limited to, the ability to retrieve, transfer, amend,[1] and securely destroy records.
[1] The system must also maintain the original entry.
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