Privacy Policy

HIPPA Notice to Patient

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.  PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

THIS NOTICE IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Right to Notice

As a patient, you have the right to adequate notice of the uses and disclosures of your protected health information.  Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPPA), Private Duty Home Healthcare, LLC can use your protected health information for treatment, payment and health care operations.

  1. Treatment – We may use or disclose your health information to a physician or other healthcare provider providing you with treatment.
  2. Payment – We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for services we provide.
  3. Health care operations – We may use and disclose your health information in connection with our healthcare operations.  Healthcare operations include quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competency or qualifications of healthcare professionals, evaluating provider performance, conducting training programs, accreditation, certification, licensing or credentialing activities.

Your Authorization

Most uses and disclosures that do not fall under treatment, payment, health care operations will require your written authorization.  Upon signing, you may revoke your authorization (in writing) through our office at anytime.

Emergency Situations

In the event of your incapacity or an emergency situation, we will disclose health information to a family member, or another person responsible for your care, using our professional judgment.  We will only disclose health information that is directly relevant to the person’s involvement in your healthcare.

Marketing

We will not use your health information for marketing communications without your written authorization.

Required by Law

We may also use or disclose your health information when we are required to do so by law.

Abuse or neglect

  1. You have the right to receive confidential communications regarding your protected health of information.
  2. You have the right to inspect and copy your protected health information.
  3. You have the right to amend your protected health information.
  4. You have the right to receive an account disclosure of our protected health information.
  5. You have the right to a paper copy of this notice privacy practices.

We may disclose your health information to appropriate authorities if we reasonably believe that you are a possible victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence or the victim of other crimes.  We may disclose your health information to the extent necessary to avert a serious threat to your or other people’s health or safety.

Your Rights as a Patient

You have the right to restrict the disclosure of your protected health information (in writing).  The request for restriction may be denied if the information is required for treatment, payment, or health care operations.

Legal Requirements

Private Duty Home Healthcare, LLC is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information.  We are required to abide by the terms of this notice as it is currently stated, and reserve the right to change this notice.  The policies in any new notice will not be in effect until they are available within our office.

Complaints

If you have complaints regarding the way your protected health information was handled, you may submit a complaint in writing to our office.  You will not be retaliated against in any manner for a complaint.

Contact information

For further information about Private Duty Home Healthcare, LLC’s privacy policies, please contact us at the following phone number:

269-925-2520