Confidentiality oaths are important clinic documents that should be signed by all physicians, staff, volunteers, contractors and vendors who doing work for your clinic. This is an important safeguard to ensure that every custodian and affiliate in your clinic understand their obligations to protect health information.
Once the oath is signed, keep the document in a secure but accessible location in the clinic (e.g. staff HR files, secured filing cabinet). These oaths are important as this information may be required in the event of a breach.
Important note: When working with external vendors, it is important to determine which privacy agreement is required when third parties are involved with the collection, use, disclosure, storage or disposal of health information. For example, an Information Manager Agreement (IMA) is a requirement for EMR vendors to sign.
Instructions to use
These instructions are meant to assist you with making this document your own and to fulfill your obligations under the Health Information Act.
- The document must be signed by each individual and kept in the clinic.
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