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Health Information Privacy Basics in Alberta
Learn how Alberta's Health Information Act applies to clinic and hospital office work: who is covered, what you may share, how to protect records and what to do after a mistake. Five short lessons and a quiz, with a certificate of completion.
60minutes
5lessons
1final quiz
Freecertificate of completion
What you’ll be able to do
- Explain what the Health Information Act covers and why a receptionist or records clerk is bound by it
- Tell custodians and affiliates apart and know which one you would be at work
- Apply need-to-know and minimum-necessary habits when you collect, use or disclose health information
- Handle phone, fax, email and front desk situations without exposing patient information
- Take an access or correction request and pass it on the same day, using the 30-day rule
- Report a loss, misdirected message or unauthorized access fast and with the right facts
Curriculum
01
Course lessons
5 lessons · module quiz- 01
What the Health Information Act coversLesson - 02
Collecting, using and disclosing health informationLesson - 03
Everyday safeguards at the front deskLesson - 04
Patient rights, access and correction requestsLesson - 05
Privacy incidents, impact assessments and your dutiesLesson - 06
QUIZHealth Information Privacy Basics in Alberta: final quizQuiz