What measures is PITO taking to ensure privacy of personal information?
PITO considers the privacy and security of patients’ personal information to be the utmost priority and will work to achieve the highest possible level of security. PITO is working closely with practicing physicians, the College of Physicians and Surgeons, the BCMA, and the Ministry of Health’s privacy office. Both the BC Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC are providing input and oversight to ensure that sound privacy principles and practices are embedded throughout the PITO program, from hardware and software requirements to legal agreements and technical architecture. Data stored for a practice in a hosted (ASP) EMR will be controlled by the physician following BC privacy legislation and requirements of professional practice. The PITO Steering Committee has set up a Privacy Working Group which includes practising physicians, College representatives, BCMA staff, and Ministry privacy experts, to thoroughly examine all rel
