Clinic and Patient Privacy

Protecting patient privacy is a requirement of all physicians and clinic staff. The AMA has a number of tools and resources to help you build a clinic privacy and security program and ensure that your whole team understands how to protect patient information in compliance with the Health Information Act (HIA)

Privacy Training
Free privacy training is available for community-based physicians and their teams. Enrol your clinic into the new Learn@AMA platform to receive comprehensive training tailored to physician, privacy officer and staff roles. This training has been accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for CME and by The College of Family Physicians of Canada for Mainpro+ up to a maximum of 3.5 hours.

Privacy News and Updates
Find the newest clinic tools, updates and news related to privacy, security and data sharing. Page updated often.

Tools and Resources
Many tools and resources are available to help physicians and their teams build a Privacy and Security Program for their clinics and remain privacy compliant.

Privacy Legislation
Understanding patient privacy is a necessity for physicians and their teams. Learn more about the Health Information Act (HIA) and Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).

Privacy Compliance and Breaches
Stay up to date on privacy and security requirements for your clinic including what to do if you think your clinic has had a privacy breach.

Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)
Learn more about Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) and what is needed to keep your documents current and accurate.

Agreements and Data Sharing
Read more about the different agreements clinics need when working with external vendors and other providers.
Clinic and Patient Privacy News
Privacy News and Updates
January 17, 2023
Find the newest clinic tools, updates and news related to privacy, security and data sharing. Page updated often.
Five Steps to Minimize Privacy Breaches
February 15, 2022
Learn how to be more privacy compliant within your clinic and the importance of implementing a Clinic Privacy and Security Program.