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 In 1996, the federal government
began the process of formulating rules and
regulations pertaining to the protection of patient
records. By 2000, the final regulations were
published and placed into effect in April, 2003.
The regulations cover two major components:
What information we can release or exchange with
other healthcare providers or insurance companies,
and how your protected medical information (PMI)
must be stored.
Physicians Transport Service is committed to 100%
compliance with federally-mandated HIPAA
requirements. From mandatory training for
all staff to ensuring our computer
systems are secure, be assured that your medical
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Patient Notification:
All patients transported by PTS will be notified of
their rights under HIPAA. Prior to transport,
the patient or his/her designee shall be required to
sign a Patient Medical Necessity (PMNC) form. A copy
of that form, as well as a copy our
HIPAA Brochure ,
will be given to the patient. The brochure
includes information on your rights, our
responsibilities, who to contact for questions on
your account and more.
A copy of this brochure can be downloaded
HERE
(in Adobe PDF format).
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Information Requests:
In order to comply with HIPAA regulations, please be
advised that we are unable to discuss your records,
treatments (if any), or billing/insurance
information with anyone other than the patient and
those who the patient has designated on the HIPAA
privacy form. This includes disclosing what
facility/facilities the patient was transported to.
If you wish to designate someone with whom we may
release your information to, please notify the
transport team at the time you sign the Patient
Medical Necessity form. You may also designate
an authorized individual by letter sent to our
Billing department. |
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Need More Information?
For more information on our privacy policies, please
download our
HIPAA Brochure.
This document outlines your rights and answers other
frequently answered questions.
You may also refer to the
U.S. Department of Health & Human Service's website
for more specific information on HIPAA.
To reach our HIPAA Privacy Officer, please
contact our office at (571) 323-0800 or e-mail the
Officer at
HIPAAOfficer@physicians-transport.com.
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