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In order to ensure appropriate follow-up on test results can occur, physicians must have an effective test results management system.
Medical Expert: Reports and Testimony
Physicians must comply with all relevant legislation and regulatory requirements related to medical record-keeping.
This policy includes legislative requirements and professional obligations of physicians related to the privacy and confidentiality of patients’ PHI.
Within hospitals or health-care institutions where care is provided by a team of changing individuals, physicians must coordinate with others on the team to keep patients informed about who has primary responsibility for managing their care (i.e., their most responsible provider).
When providing virtual care, physicians must continue to meet the standard of care and the existing legal and professional obligations that apply to care that is provided in person, including those pertaining to prescribing drugs, medical record-keeping, protecting personal health information, consent to treatment, continuity of care, and charging for insured and uninsured services.
Physicians must only practise in the areas of medicine in which they are educated and experienced.
Learn more about the new Physician Assistants policy that outlines key professional expectations for physician assistants.
Registration Policies
If you’ve been sexually abused by a doctor, you may qualify for financial help to see a therapist or counsellor.
Information about individuals who have been practising medicine without a certificate of registration and/or a person who has been holding him/herself out as a physician in contravention of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 or the Medicine Act, 1991.
The law requires physicians to report certain events and clinical conditions either to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (“CPSO”) or other health regulatory bodies (i.e., colleges) and agencies. While not exhaustive, this document provides an overview of some of the key laws and is meant to assist physicians in navigating their legal reporting duties.
Delegation is intended to provide physicians with the ability to extend their capacity to serve patients by temporarily authorizing an individual to act on their behalf.
Whether in paper or electronic format, physicians must comply with all relevant legislation and regulatory requirements related to medical record-keeping.
Physicians must comply with the requirements for prescribing that are set out in this policy, as well those contained in any other relevant College policies and legislation.
MRPs and/or supervisors must provide appropriate supervision to medical students, which is proportionate to the medical student’s level of training and experience.
Physicians must comply with the expectations set out in this policy and any other specific legal principles and requirements that may apply to the IME, third party medical report, and/or testimony.
Third Party Reports
Physicians must not charge for the provision of insured services (including the constituent elements of insured services).
This document seeks to provide physicians with practical advice for addressing common issues that arise in practice.
This document provides some background information on the scope of these policies and the role of patients, technology and the health-care system in facilitating continuity of care.
Legal Requirements
What to Expect When Receiving Virtual Care from Ontario Doctors
This companion Advice document provides further guidance around how the expectations in the Social Media policy can be met.
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