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Privacy Policy

HHC legal disclaimer

Here at harmony Healthcare, Inc., our privacy policy, or Notice of Privacy Practices, outlines how Protected Health Information (PHI)—such as medical records, billing data, and demographics—is used, shared, and protected under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. It guarantees our patients rights to inspect, copy, and amend their records, while restricting disclosures to only those necessary for treatment, payment, or health operations without explicit authorization

HHC Privacy Policy - The Basics

The law provides that we may use or disclose your PHI from our records (even after your death without your permission in the following circumstances:
  • As Required By Law. We will disclose medical information about you when required to do so by law, to investigate reports of abuse or neglect, and to report the incident to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
  • Health Oversight Activities. We may disclose PHI to a health oversight agency for activities authorized by law. These oversight activities may include audits, investigations, inspections and licensure.
    These activities are necessary for the state and federal government to monitor the health care delivery system in Tennessee.
  • As Public Health Risks. We may disclose PHI about you for public health activities.
    These activities may include the reporting of births and deaths and the tracking. prevention, or control of certain diseases, injuries and disabilities.
  • Research. In certain circumstances, and under supervision of an institutional review board, we may disclose PHI in order to assist medical research.
  • To Avert a Serious Threat to Health or Safety. We may use or disclose your PHI if necessary to prevent a serious threat to you or the health and safety of the public or another person. Any disclosure, however, would only be to someone able to help prevent the threat.
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For Specific Government Functions. We may disclose PHI to law enforcement, to government benefit programs relating to eligibility and enrollment, and for the interest of national security.

What's include in the HHC Privacy Policy


You have the following rights regarding medical information we maintain about you:
 
  • Right to Inspect and Copy. In most cases, you have the right to look at or get copies of your paper records and your electronic records. You must make the request in writing. You may be charged a fee for the cost of copying your records.
  • Right to Amend. If you feel that there is a mistake or missing information in our record of your PHI, you may ask us to correct or add to your record. Your request must be made in writing, and you must provide a reason that supports your request. We may deny your request under certain circumstances. Any denial will state
    rights to have the request and denial, along with any statement in response you provide, appended to your PHI.
  • Right to Know What Health Information We Have Released. You have the right to ask for a list of disclosures made of your PHI made on or after April 14, 2003 for purposes other than those listed in the Privacy Notice. You must request this list in writing and state the period of time the list should cover for a period of no longer than six (6) years. The first list you request within a twelve (12) month period will be
  • Right to Request Restrictions. You have the right to ask us to limit how your PHI is used or disclosed. You must make the request in writing and tell us what information you want to limit and to whom the limits apply. You have the right to restrict disclosure to a health plan for services which you fully paid for out of
  • Right to Confidential Communications. You have the right to ask that we communicate with you in a certain way or at a certain place. For example, you may ask us to send information to your work address instead of your home address. You must make your request in writing. You will not have to explain the reason for your request. We will honor all reasonable
  • Right to Authorize Release of Information. Other releases of your PHI can be made only if you request it and you can change your authorization at any time.
  • Right to Be Notified of Information In the event of a breach of unsecured PHI.
  • Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice. You have a right to a paper copy of this notice at any time, even if you have agreed to receive this notice electronically. You may obtain a copy of this notice at our Website listed below. To obtain a paper copy of this notice, contact the State's Privacy Officer listed below.

    We reserve the right to change our privacy practices and this notice at any time. We will post a copy of the current notice in all our offices and on the HHC website.
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