Privacy Policy
Your privacy is critical to us. Likewise, we have built up this Policy with the end goal you should see how we gather, utilize, impart, and reveal and make utilization of individual data. The following blueprints our privacy policy.
Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected.
We will gather and utilization of individual data singularly with the target of satisfying those reasons indicated by us and for other good purposes, unless we get the assent of the individual concerned or as required by law.
We will just hold individual data the length of essential for the satisfaction of those reasons.
We will gather individual data by legal and reasonable means and, where fitting, with the information or assent of the individual concerned.
Personal information ought to be important to the reasons for which it is to be utilized, and, to the degree essential for those reasons, ought to be exact, finished, and updated.
We will protect individual data by security shields against misfortune or burglary, and unapproved access, divulgence, duplicating, use or alteration.
We will promptly provide customers with access to our policies and procedures for the administration of individual data.
We are focused on leading our business as per these standards with a specific end goal to guarantee that the privacy of individual data is secure and maintained.
HIPAA Privacy Statement
Purpose:
All Family Pharmacy LLC (henceforth, “All Family Pharmacy”) upholds its’ duty to protect your privacy. Under HIPAA we are required to provide the Notice of Privacy Practices. This notice goes over how your protected health information (PHI) may be used and your rights to protect it.
The Notice of Privacy Practices is subject to change, at any given time. All changes will reflect on this page, and will be accessible to anyone who has access to internet connection. Upon your request, we can provide you with an electronic or paper copy.
Who:
All employees at All Family Pharmacy and all third-party affiliates are required to abide by this notice. Which includes independent providers, customer support team, corporate staff, contracted employees, etc.
How We May Use and Disclose Health Information About You:
All Family Pharmacy will provide you with a consent form to complete. This consent form is confirmation that we can use and disclose your PHI for treatment, payment, and operations use only.
Below are the following ways we may use or disclose your PHI for Treatment, Payment, and Operations:
Treatment:
Your PHI will be used to provide, coordinate, or manage your health care and any related services. If required for treatment purposes, your provider may share your PHI with another provider added to your treatment plan. All Family Pharmacy may use or disclose your PHI to external providers for treatment purposes only, such as laboratory, x-rays, or a specialist. We may use your PHI to coordinate your care with a home health agency that provides care to you (if applicable).
Example:
Annual physicals are only performed once a year, if you need one we would confirm that you did not have one performed in that given year.
Obtaining approval for a hospital stay may require that your relevant protected health information be disclosed to the health plan to obtain approval for the hospital admission.
Healthcare Operations:
We may use or disclose your PHI for health care operations. To provide you with the utmost of care, we use our patients’ experience and care to review the quality of care provided. A few instances we would use your PHI for operational use are: appointment preference, services requested, location of care, and more. We may use the services you received to ensure if we need more resources in place or additional providers who specialize for these services. Your treatment and care may be evaluated to ensure our staff is caring for you properly. Information we receive on care and treatment of patients may be used in training to provide better care for our patients. Your PHI may be shared with our third party vendors for quality purposes.
Example:
If patients are more likely to schedule appointments for diabetes check in one location, we then would plan to have more resources and treatment for diabetes available.
Below are additional ways we may use or disclose your PHI:
Others Involved in Your Healthcare:
We may disclose your PHI to a member of your family, a relative, a close friend or any other you authorize to be involved in the health care plan. In situations where you are not able to agree or object to this disclosure, we may disclose this using our professional judgement. Additionally, your PHI may be disclosed or used to notify a family member, personal representative or caregiver.
Emergencies:
In the case of any emergency, we may use or disclose your protected health information. Your physician will try to obtain your consent before and/or after treatment. In the instance, where the you are not able to provide consent the physician may need to disclose your PHI to your family, relative or any other caregiver to provide the correct treatment.
Abuse or Neglect:
In the case of reported abuse and neglect (child or elderly), we may disclose your PHI to a public health authority that is authorized by law to receive these reports. If you have been a victim of abuse, neglect or domestic violence we may be required to report this to the appropriate party in accordance to the federal and state laws.
Required By Law:
We may use or disclose your protected health information if required by federal, state or local law. You will be notified if your PHI is used or disclosed in this instance.
Legal Proceedings:
We may disclose your PHI in the course of any judicial or administrative proceedings. For example, in response to a subpoena, discovery request or other lawful process.
Law Enforcement:
We may disclose your PHI, if we believe that the use or disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public. We may also disclose protected health information if it is necessary for law enforcement authorities to identify or apprehend an individual. We may also disclose PHI for law enforcement purposes, such as: (1) legal processes and otherwise required by law, (2) limited information requests for identification and location purposes, (3) pertaining to victims of a crime, (4) suspicion that death has occurred as a result of criminal conduct, (5) in the event that a crime occurs on the premises of the practice, and (6) medical emergency (not on the Practice’s premises) and it is likely that a crime has occurred.
Inmates:
We may use or disclose your PHI if you are an inmate of a correctional facility. Your PHI will be disclosed to the correctional facility and/or the law enforcement official. This disclosure is the ensure you receive similar treatment at the correctional facility if needed.
Military Activity and National Security:
When the appropriate conditions apply, we may use or PHI of individuals who are Armed Forces personnel for: (1) activities deemed necessary by appropriate military command authorities; (2) the purpose of a determination by the Department of Veterans Affairs of your eligibility for benefits, or (3) foreign military authority if you are a member. We may also disclose your protected health information to authorized federal officials for conducting national security and intelligence activities, including for the provision of protective services to the President or others legally authorized.
Workers’ Compensation:
We may disclose or use your PHI in the case of treatment or applying for workers’ compensation.
Public Health:
We may disclose your PHI to a public health authority. This disclosure will be done on an as needed basis. Examples include: controlling disease, injury or disability or if information is needed to prevent transmission of the disease. If you are exposed to a contagious disease that is easily transmissible, we may disclose your information to protect others who may be at risk for contracting this disease.
Health Oversight:
We may disclose PHI to a health oversight agency for activities authorized by law, such as audits, investigations, and inspections. Oversight agencies seeking this information include government agencies that oversee the health care system, government benefit programs, other government regulatory programs and civil rights laws.
Food and Drug Administration:
We may by required, by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to disclose your PHI. This disclosure will be relevant to any events that occurred related to Food or Drugs approved by the FDA. Examples of such are: adverse events, product defects or problems, biologic product deviations, track products, to enable product recalls, or to conduct post marketing surveillance.
Coroners, Funeral Directors, and Organ Donation:
We may disclose protected health information to a coroner or medical examiner for identification purposes, determining cause of death or for the coroner or medical examiner to perform other duties authorized by law. We may also disclose protected health information to a funeral director, in order to permit the funeral director to carry out their duties. We may disclose such information in reasonable anticipation of death. Protected health information may be used and disclosed for cadaveric organ, eye or tissue donation purposes.
Facility Directories:
We may use and/or disclose your PHI in our facility directory only if you are under care at the facility. The information that may be used and disclosed is not limited to: you name, where you are getting treatment, religious affiliation and your condition. If someone comes into the facility asking for you by using your full name we may disclose the information above to them. If a priest or clergy asks for you, your religious affiliation may be released to them. You have a right to object to this use and disclosure.
Marketing:
We may use and disclose your protected health information for marketing activities. For example, your name and address may be used to send you a newsletter about our practice and the services we offer. We may also send you information about products or services that we believe may be beneficial to you. If you prefer to opt out of these may contact our office at: All Family Pharmacy LLC, 3350 NW 2nd Avenue Suite A-34 Boca Raton FL, 33431 or call: (561) 717-6794
