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Alberta Health Services (AHS) is responsible for protecting the confidentiality of information that it collects, uses, stores and discloses over the course of its operations. You will have access to AHS information as part of your duties and responsibilities related to your role at AHS. This document describes how you, when acting as an AHS Affiliate (defined under the Health Information Act), must handle AHS information, including AHS information systems, and will help you comply with relevant AHS policies. (Refer to Information and Technology Management policies on www.albertahealthservices.ca/210.asp. )

It is required that you read and understand the above referenced policies and treat patient, personal or other AHS information as confidential. Confidentiality of information is governed by both AHS policy, provincial, and federal law.

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