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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HIPAA Notice of Privacy Policy
Notice of Privacy Practices for Personal
Health Information
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.
At
Compliance +, LLC we are committed to treating and using protected
health information about you responsibly.
This
Notice of Health Information Practices describes how we maintain the personal
information we collect from you, and how and when we use or disclose that
information. It also describes your rights as they relate to your protected
health information.
This
Notice is effective 09/01/2004, and applies to all protected health information
as defined by federal regulations and Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
USES
AND DISCLOSURES OF YOUR PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION
We have made reasonable
efforts to use, disclose and request only the minimum amount of protected health
information needed to accomplish the intended purpose. Policies and procedures
have been developed and implemented to reasonably limit uses and disclosures to
the minimum necessary.
For Payment
We may use and disclose your
Personal Health Information as necessary for payment purposes.
For Health Care Operations
We may use and disclose your
Personal Health Information as necessary, and as permitted by law, for our
health care operations such as underwriting, customer service, claims, fraud and
abuse prevention and detection. We may use and disclose your Personal Health
Information to provide you with information about other benefits and services
that may be of interest to you. We will not disclose your personal health
information to anyone for the purposes of soliciting other business without your
request.
Our Business Associates
At times it may be necessary
for us to provide Personal Health Information to one or more of our business
associates or agents. We require these business associates and agents to
appropriately safeguard the privacy and security of your information.
Additional Uses and
Disclosures without Your Authorization
We are required by law to
make certain other uses and disclosures of your Personal Health Information
without your authorization for any purpose as required by law. We will not use
or disclose your health information without your authorization, except as
described in this notice.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy
rights have been violated, you can file a complaint with us or with the
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington,
D.C. There will be no retaliation for filing a complaint. All complaints must be
submitted in writing and must clearly define the issue.
How to Contact Us
If you have questions or need
further assistance regarding this Notice, or wish to exercise any of the
above-mentioned rights, you may contact our HIPAA/Privacy/Security Officer at
the address below:
P.O. Box 720381
Atlanta, GA 30358
hipaacomplaint@complianceplusllc.com
We reserve the right to change our practices
and to make the new provisions effective for all protected health information we
maintain or disclose. Should our information practices change, we will post a
copy of the revised notice on our website.
For More Information Contact:
Compliance +, LLC
P.O. Box 720381 Atlanta, GA 30358
Tel: 678.570.5422
FAX: 888.303.2936
Internet:
info@complianceplusllc.com
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