The
infraNET Project and
Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research
University of Waterloo
present ...
Managing Risk in Health Information Systems
by
Michael Connolly, CEO &
Brendan Seaton, CP&SO
Smart Systems for Health Agency
Wednesday, May
25, 2005
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Davis Centre, Room 1302
University of Waterloo
Seminar Sponsors:
McKesson Information Solutions, VON Canada and HIMCC Inc.
This seminar is of interest to Health and IT Executives, IS/IT Staff,
Faculty and Students.
There is no charge for this event. However, please register to
attend or view the live web cast.
Abstract
Healthcare is an information-intensive industry. Accurate and
timely information is required to support clinical decision making and
healthcare delivery. Health information is also extremely sensitive
requiring extraordinary measures to protect privacy and
confidentiality. Balancing the need for health information to support
care delivery with the privacy rights of patients is a challenge faced
by every healthcare provider and health information custodian.
The Smart Systems for Health Agency (SSHA) was established by the
Ontario Government to provide the information and communications
infrastructure to support eHealth in the Province of Ontario. The
Agency is tackling the delicate balance of privacy, security and
access to ensure that critical healthcare is available when required
and at the same time ensure that it is adequately protected from
unauthorized use and disclosure.
This presentation will address the issues and opportunities
associated with the vision for eHealth in Ontario, and how the Agency
helping to manage the risks posed by information technology. It will describe
the methods, products and services used by SSHA to enable healthcare
providers to meet the high standards demanded by privacy legislation
while delivering effective care through the use of information
technology. This will include the Agency's secure infrastructure
services, identity and access management services to support
authentication and controlled access to health information, and email
and portal services to enable secure communications.
Michael Connolly
As CEO for SSHA, Michael is leading the creation of a secure,
integrated, province-wide information infrastructure to allow
electronic communication among Ontario s health service providers.
Previously, Michael was the CIO of the Ontario government Human
Services I&IT Cluster providing services to the Ministry of Health
and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) and the Ministry of Community and Social
Services. With more than thirty years of experience as an information management
specialist, his expertise in architecture and design of large-scale information
systems has enabled him to successfully lead several major information
technology initiatives for the Ontario government such as the Ontario
Government Network Architecture Project and the Strategic Systems Plan for
the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).
Brendan Seaton
Brendan is one of North America s leading experts on the privacy
and security of health information. As Chief Privacy and Security
Officer for SSHA, his role is to ensure the protection of personal
health information in the SSHA infrastructure. Prior to joining SSHA,
Brendan was president of PRIVA-C, a consulting and educational
services company where his customers included the Ontario MOHLTC,
Health Canada, Department of National Defense, CIHI, New Brunswick
Department of Health and Wellness, PEI Department of Health and Community
Services, and the Nova Scotia Department of Health. He has trained more
than 200 Chief Privacy Officers in the health and government sectors.
He is active in standards development and is Canada s expert
representative to the international ISO committee dealing with health
privacy and security. He has held executive level positions in the
public and private sectors, including Veterans Affairs Canada and
Ontario Blue Cross.
For more information
Shirley Fenton
Managing Director, WIHIR
University of Waterloo
(519) 888-4074
Seminar Hosts
This seminar is hosted by the Waterloo Institute for Health
Informatics Research (WIHIR) and The infraNET Project, University of Waterloo.
The infraNET Project, initiated by the University of Waterloo in
1996, is a partnership to advance Web and Internet technologies. Its founding
partners are: LivePage (now part of Siebel), MKS, Open Text, RIM,
Sybase (Waterloo) and Waterloo Maple.
We also gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the Institute
for Computer Research, University of Waterloo.
