Notice of Privacy Practices
ActivStyle, Inc. is committed to protecting your privacy. Therefore, ActivStyle, Inc. has developed policies and procedures to ensure that the information you provide to us is collected and maintained in a confidential manner. This Privacy statement explains these important policies and procedures so that you will be aware of how we collect and use the information you provide to us, and how you may modify and/or delete this information.
ActivStyle, Inc. Notice of Privacy Practices as required by the Privacy Regulations Promulgated Pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Our organization is dedicated to maintaining the privacy of your identifiable health information. In conducting our business, we will create records regarding you and the treatment and services we provide you. We are required by law to maintain the confidentiality of health information that identifies you. We also are required by law to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices concerning your identifiable health information. By law, we must follow the terms of the notice of privacy practices that we have in effect at the time. To summarize, this notice provides you with the following important information:
- How we may use and disclose your identifiable health information
- Your privacy rights in your identifiable health information
- Our obligation concerning the use and disclosure of your identifiable health information
USES AND DISCLOSURES
Treatment. Your health information may be used by staff members or disclosed to other health care professionals for the purpose of evaluating your health and providing treatment.
Payment. Your health information may be used to seek payment from your health plan or from credit card companies that you may use to pay for services. For example, your health plan may request and receive information on dates of service, the services provided, and the medical condition being treated.
Health care operations. Your health information may be used as necessary to support the day-to-day activities and management ActivStyle, Inc. For example, information on the services you received may be used to support budgeting and financial reporting, and activities to evaluate and promote quality.
Law enforcement. Your health information may be disclosed to law enforcement agencies, without your permission, to support government audits and inspections, to facilitate law-enforcement investigations, and to comply with government mandated reporting.
Public health reporting. Your health information may be disclosed to public health agencies as required by law. For example, we are required to report certain communicable diseases to the state's public health department.
Serious Threats to Health or Safety. Our organization may use and disclose your identifiable health information when necessary to reduce or prevent a serious threat to your health and safety or the health and safety of another individual or the public. Under these circumstances, we will only make disclosures to a person or organization able to help prevent the threat.
For more information about ActivStyle, Inc.’s privacy practices
HIPAA regulations are intended to protect the privacy of your health information, yet allow the appropriate flow of information necessary to care for you. ActivStyle, Inc. takes these regulations seriously and we will do our best to protect your privacy while providing you with the highest quality health care services available. Please review the Notice of Privacy Practices for more information about how ActivStyle protects your privacy. You may also contact ActivStyle at 612-520-9333 for additional copies of the Notice, if you have questions about the privacy of your health information or if you have suggestions as to how we can better protect your privacy.