Health Information: Privacy, Confidentiality and Access

Authors

Elaine Gibson, Schulich School of Law, Health Law Institute, Dalhousie UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2017

Keywords

Personal Health Information, Personal Information, Privacy, Electronic Documents, Canada

Abstract

Personal health information has received a great deal of attention in the past 20 years, both from legislatures and at common law. Statutes directly focused on information (whether health-specific or general or both) have been passed federally and in each province. It is encouraging that the need for protection of health information has been acknowledged and acted upon, but there remain limits and barriers to there protections.

Recommended Citation

Elaine Gibson, "Health Information: Privacy, Confidentiality and Access" in Joanna Erdman, Vanessa Gruben & Erin Nelson, eds, Canadian Health Law and Policy, 5th ed (Toronto: LexisNexis Canada, 2017) 207.