Practice Management Nuggets

A Privacy Impact Assessment is Easy – When You Start With a Good Plan! Do you need a PIA? or a PIA amendment? If you are a healthcare provider or clinic manager and are not sure if you need a Privacy Impact Assessment . . . then this 30 minute webinar / podcast is for you! If you are a custodian--including physicians, optometrists, dentists, chiropractors, nurse practitioners, podiatrists, and more!--as defined by Alberta's Health Information Act, then you probably need a PIA. Jean L. Eaton, Your Practical Privacy Coach, will explain what a PIA is, why you need it, and how to start planning to prepare a PIA. A PIA is an important tool that you can use to help you with that project management. It will help you anticipate risks to the project before it starts and avoid serious problems, wasted time and money. The PIA process requires you to have written policies and procedures so that you can implement the project effectively and train your staff consistently. Sometimes, after you have completed a foundationa