Privacy and Security
Privacy Practices Policy
Our Privacy Policy ensures that no mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. We may share Information with subcontractors to support services, such as customer service. We ensure that all other use case categories exclude text messaging origination opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (also known as ‘HIPAA’) dictates that all entities involved in healthcare that obtain personal information and protected health information (‘PHI’) provide a notice of privacy practices to illustrate how your information is used for treatment, billing, and any other purposes regarding the privacy of your health and medical information. This notice outlines how PHI is used and disclosed and how you may access this information.
Our Duties:
- To maintain the privacy of our patients PHI
- To inform you of our legal duties and how they are carried out
- To notify you of any changes and/or possible breaches of information and to take every precaution possible to protect you and your information
- Treatment
- Health-Related Services, Alternative/Supplementary Treatments and Benefits
- Billing and Payment
- Reminders, Adherence Reports, and Refills
- Research
- Entities Involved In Your Care And Reimbursement
- Other Less Common Circumstances
- When required by law/law enforcement (local, state, federal and international)
- Public health risks
- When required by military authorities
- Workers compensation programs
- Health oversight activities and audits
- Data breach notifications
- Matters of death (ex. Medical examiners, coroners, funeral directors, etc.)
- Disclosures
- Rights
- Right to Inspect and Review
- You have the right to inspect and review your PHI including medical and billing information. You may submit a request to the address listed at the bottom of this page; we will have 30 days to make this information available to you from the date of request. We may charge you any applicable fees for copying, mailing, or supplies associated with the request. In limited circumstances, we may deny your request and provide the reason for the denial.
- Right to be Notified of Breach
- Right to Request Amendment
- You may request an amendment of any of your PHI if you feel it is incorrect or inaccurate at any time.
- Right to Revelation of Disclosure
- You have the right to request a revelation of all disclosures made of your PHI for any reason besides treatment and payment related purposes.
- Right to Request Restriction
- You have the right to request a restriction of your PHI for most scenarios, except where impossible or impractical (such as in billing your health plan, unless you are paying out of pocket).
- Right to Designate Methods of Communication
- You may designate specific methods of communication such as phone, email, etc.
- Changes to This Policy
- Complaints