Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act U.S. Federal Law
HIPAA
PIPEDA
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act Canada Federal Law
WHAT TYPE OF DATA IS PROTECTED?
In the United States, HIPAA is a federal law that governs the privacy and security of personal health information for certain sectors in the health industry. These sectors mainly include health insurers, healthcare providers and health exchange organizations.
WHAT TYPE OF DATA IS PROTECTED?
In Canada, PIPEDA applies to all personal data, whether in the healthcare industry or elsewhere, regardless of the entity.
WHAT TYPE OF DATA IS COVERED?
HIPAA protects any personally identifiable information that is created or received by: Healthcare provider Health plan authority Employer Life insurer School or University The data collected and protected covers past, present, and future health conditions, treatments or payments.
WHAT TYPE OF DATA IS COVERED?
In Canada, any data, including users, statistics, and volume, must be available to the covered entities. This data is important in accountability procedures of privacy violations. PIPEDA also protects sensitive personally identifiable information such as age, name, ID numbers, income, ethnic origin, blood type, medical records, opinions, evaluations, comments, social statements, payment information and more.
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