PROTECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION
MedEKS Technologies Inc. (MedEKS) provides services to healthcare clients across Canada. These services involve working with all types of health information in all formats, whether written, verbal or electronic. At MedEKS, we are very aware of the need to ensure confidentiality of health information and record security.
Our Privacy Policy demonstrates our commitment to ensuring protection of health information. All MedEKS employees and subcontractors are bound by this policy and as a condition of their employment with us sign a confidentiality agreement. Our coders and abstractors are certified health information professionals who abide by the “Code of Ethics” of the Canadian Health Record Association, which includes safeguarding of health information.
To ensure privacy and confidentiality is maintained, MedEKS follows the ten “Principles and Policies for the Protection of Personal Health Information” outlined by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) as well as Position Statements and Recommendations regarding health information from the Canadian Health Record Association (CHRA).
Click on each of the principles on the right of this page for details.
Principle #1 - Accountability >>
