Use & Disclosure of Personal Health Information for Secondary Use

eHealth Saskatchewan provides health care data for use by authorized health system and regional health employees, stakeholders, and partners.

The collection and use of personal health information is governed by Saskatchewan's Health Information Protection Act (HIPA). eHealth takes its obligations under HIPA very seriously.

HIPA allows for the use and disclosure of personal health information for secondary use in specific situations, such as:

  • Health System Research
  • Analytics
  • Reporting

Users are encouraged to find out more about the privacy of personal health information.

Several requirements prescribed in HIPA must be met in order for the ​​secondary use of personal health information.

eHealth Saskatchewan facilitates individual requests to access your personal medical information. To initiate a request, visit our Privacy and Access page.