The Royal places a high value on the privacy, confidentiality and security of each patient’s personal health information.
With this in mind, we follow the Government of Ontario’s Health Information Protection Act well as follow our own strict policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of information about our patients.
Summary of The Royal’s Information Practices
10 International Privacy Principles Used at The Royal
Summary of The Royal’s information practices
- Access Request to Personal Health Information (By a Patient)
- Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Health Information for Research
- Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Health Information
- Correction to a Record of Personal Health Information (By a Patient)
- Disclosure of Personal Health Information by the Hospital to a Researcher
- Disclosure of Personal Health Information for Fundraising
For additional information on patient privacy and rights, you can consult the following resources: