Hippa Privacy Policies

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.

Ostomyoverstock.com is required, by law, to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of your protected health information and to provide our patients with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your protected health information.

Disclosure of Your Health Care Information

We may disclose or receive patient health care information for the following:

Medical information, including health history is collected from the patient, family member, or other health care provider upon initiation and is then stored in the patient's medical file and on computer.

Health care information maybe disclosed to:

Other health care providers, for the purpose of referral, consultation or coordination of health care, health care insurers, disability insurers, business associates, persons responsible for patient's health care, such as a parent or nurse, billing organizations, collection agencies, law enforcement officials or agencies, correctional institution, public health authorities, research institutes, family members, workers' compensation insurers or state agency, if applicable.

Payment

We may disclose your health information to your insurance provider for the purpose of payment or health care operations. As an example, "As a courtesy to our patients, we will submit an itemized billing statement to your insurance carrier for the purpose of payment to Ostomyoverstock.com for health care services rendered. The billing statement contains medical information, including diagnosis, date of injury or condition, and codes which describe the health care services received."

Workers' Compensation

We may disclose your health information as necessary to comply with State Workers' Compensation Laws.

Dispensing Supplies & Equipment

We may disclose or receive health information about you with your care provider, physician or family member to assist in identifying your medical supply needs and insurance reimbursement information.

Public Health

As required by law, we may disclose your health information to public health authorities for purposes related to: preventing or controlling disease, injury or disability, reporting child abuse or neglect, reporting domestic violence, reporting to the Food and Drug Administration problems with products and reactions to medications, and reporting disease or infection exposure.

Judicial and Administrative Proceedings

We may disclose your health information in the course of any administrative or judicial proceeding.

Law Enforcement

We may disclose your health information to a law enforcement official for purposes such as identifying or locating a suspect, fugitive, material witness or missing person, complying with a court order or subpoena, and other law enforcement purposes.

Deceased Persons

We may disclose your health information to coroners or medical examiners.

Specialized Government Agencies

We may disclose your health information for military, national security, prisoner and government benefits purposes.

Marketing

We may contact you for marketing purposes or fundraising purposes. We are permitted to give you a promotional gift of nominal value, if we so choose, without obtaining your marketing authorization. In addition, we may communicate with you about products or services relating to your treatment, supplies, case management or care coordination, or alternative treatment, therapies, providers or care settings without your marketing authorization.

Change of Ownership

In the event that Ostomyoverstock.com is sold or merged with another organization, your health information/record will become the property of the new owner.

Your Health Information Rights

• You have the right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your health information. Please be advised, however, that Ostomyoverstock.com is not required to agree to the restriction that you requested.
• You have the right to have your health information received or communicated through an alternative method or sent to an alternative location other than the usual method of communication or delivery, upon your request.
• You have the right to inspect and copy your health information.
• You have a right to request that Ostomyoverstock.com amend your protected health information. Please be advised, however, that Ostomyoverstock.com is not required to agree to amend your protected health information. If your request to amend your health information has been denied, you will be provided with an explanation of our denial reason(s)and information about how you can disagree with the denial.
• You have a right to receive an accounting of disclosures of your protected health information made by Ostomyoverstock.com.
• You have a right to a paper copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices at any time upon request.

Changes to this Notice of Privacy Practices

Ostomyoverstock.com reserves the right to amend this Notice of Privacy Practices at any time in the future, and will make the new provisions effective for all information that it maintains. Until such amendment is made, Ostomyoverstock.com is required by law to comply with this Notice.

Ostomyoverstock.com is required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information and to provide you with notice of its legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your health information. If you have questions about any part of this notice or if you want more information about your privacy rights, please contact the Privacy Officer by calling this office at 303-455-1300. If the Privacy Officer is not available, you may leave a voice mail message and your call will be returned within 2 working days.

We reserve the right to, meaning we may, change the terms of this Notice at any time If we change this Notice, we may make the new notice terms effective for all Protected Health Information that we maintain including any information created or received prior to issuing the new notice. If we change this Notice, we will post the new notice in the showroom area at our facility and on our internet site. You also may obtain any new notice by contacting the Privacy Officer.

Complaints

Complaints about your Privacy rights, or how Ostomyoverstock.com has handled your health information should be directed to the Privacy Officer by calling this office at 303-455-1300. If the Privacy Officer is not available, you may leave a voice mail message and your call will be returned within 2 working days.

If you are not satisfied with the manner in which this office handles your complaint, you may submit a formal complaint to: DHHS, Office of Civil Rights, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 509F HHH Building, Washington, DC 20201

This notice is effective as of 04/14/03.

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