{"id":871,"date":"2020-01-30T19:04:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T01:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/answering.solutions\/?page_id=871"},"modified":"2020-01-30T19:04:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T01:04:44","slug":"confidentiality-hipaa-disclosure-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.answering.solutions\/wordpress\/security\/privacy\/confidentiality-hipaa-disclosure-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Confidentiality HIPAA Disclosure Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW\nMEDICAL & CLIENT INFORMATION MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN\nOBTAIN ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The terms of this Notice of Privacy Practices (\u201cNotice\u201d) apply to\nAlternative Office, Inc., its affiliates and its employees. Alternative Office,\nInc. will share protected health information of clients & patients as\nnecessary to carry out communications, and health care operations as permitted\nby law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are required by law to maintain the privacy of our clients and\ntheir patients’ protected health information and to provide clients with notice\nof our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to protected health\ninformation. We are required to abide by the terms of this Notice for as long\nas it remains in effect. We reserve the right to change the terms of this\nNotice as necessary and to make a new notice of privacy practices effective for\nall protected health information maintained by Alternative Office, Inc. We\nare required to notify you in the event of a breach of your unsecured protected\nhealth information. We are also required to inform you that there may be a\nprovision of state law that relates to the privacy of your health information\nthat may be more stringent than a standard or requirement under the Federal\nHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (\u201cHIPAA\u201d). A copy of any\nrevised Notice of Privacy Practices or information pertaining to a specific State\nlaw may be obtained by mailing a request to the Privacy Officer at the address\nshown at the bottom of this notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USES AND DISCLOSURES OF YOUR PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorization and Consent:<\/strong> Except as outlined\nbelow, we will not use or disclose your protected health information for any\npurpose other than relaying communications as directed by you or health care\noperations unless you have signed a form authorizing such use or disclosure.\nYou have the right to revoke such authorization in writing, with such\nrevocation being effective once we actually receive the writing; however, such\nrevocation shall not be effective to the extent that we have taken any action\nin reliance on the authorization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uses and Disclosures for Treatment:<\/strong> We\nwill make uses and disclosures of your protected health information as\nnecessary for your treatment. Doctors and nurses and other professionals\ninvolved in your care will use information in your medical record and\ninformation that you provide about your symptoms and reactions to your course\nof treatment that may include procedures, medications, tests, medical history,\netc. Only limited information will be relayed over non secure messaging\nservices. If detailed health information is required via text services those text\nmessages must be transmitted via a secure server network per HIPAA. We offer\nthose services at additional fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Associates:<\/strong> Certain aspects and\ncomponents of our services are performed through contracts with outside persons\nor organizations, such as auditing, accreditation, outcomes data collection,\nlegal services, etc. At times it may be necessary for us to provide your\nprotected health information to one or
\nmore of these outside persons or organizations who assist us with our health\ncare operations. In all cases, we require these associates to appropriately\nsafeguard the privacy of your information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Uses and Disclosures:<\/strong> We are permitted\nand\/or required by law to make certain other uses and disclosures of your\nprotected health information without your consent or authorization for the\nfollowing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n