DocTalk 2023 - Volume 10 Issue 1

Bylaw & Policy Updates

 
Discipline Report

     


March 2023
By Bryan Salte, Associate Registrar and Senior Legal Counsel 
and Sheila Torrance, Legal Counsel, CPSS		   Expectations for Physicians on Advertising

The College expects that all physicians who advertise their practices are aware of, and comply with, the advertising bylaw which came into effect in December 2022.  Find out what you need to know to be compliant!   READ MORE


   

   


March 2023
By Evan Thompson, Legal Counsel, CPSS		  

Personal Health Information and the Fax Machine: Risky Business?

Whether working in SHA facilities or otherwise, physicians must ensure that they and their staff adopt safeguards to prevent disclosure of personal health information. Faxes are a common problem area because of the potential for human error at multiple steps.  How can this be avoided?   
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