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The College of Physiotherapists of Ontario regulates physiotherapists, also known as physical therapists, to ensure the ongoing improvement of the practice of physiotherapists and to serve the public interest.
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Abandonment of health records continues to be a problem in Ontario, resulting in serious implications for the privacy of individuals and the security of their health information. As part of a strategy to help prevent abandoned records, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has developed a new fact sheet—Succession Planning to Help Prevent Abandoned Records. The fact sheet outlines the importance of succession planning in the event that a Health Information Custodian (HIC) retires, relocates or otherwise becomes incapacitated. The IPC recommends custodians implement the following best practices to prevent abandoned records:
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