Amavita Heart and Vascular Health is committed to protecting the privacy and security of our patients’ health information in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). As a covered entity under HIPAA, we adhere to the following principles and practices:
Privacy Protection
We safeguard all protected health information (PHI) in accordance with HIPAA Privacy Rule standards. This includes limiting uses and disclosures of PHI, giving patients rights regarding their health information, and using appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of PHI.
Security Measures
We have implemented administrative, physical, and technical safeguards as required by the HIPAA Security Rule to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic PHI. This includes access controls, encryption, audit controls, and policies and procedures to prevent, detect, contain, and correct security violations.
Breach Notification
In the event of a breach of unsecured PHI, we will provide notification to affected individuals, the Department of Health and Human Services, and, in certain cases, the media, in accordance with HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requirements.
Business Associate Agreements
We maintain HIPAA-compliant business associate agreements with all vendors and service providers who have access to PHI on our behalf.
Training and Awareness
Our workforce undergoes regular HIPAA compliance training to ensure awareness of privacy and security policies and procedures.
Patient Rights
We respect and uphold patients’ rights under HIPAA, including the rights to access their health information, request amendments, receive an accounting of disclosures, and request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of PHI.
Notice of Privacy Practices
Our Notice of Privacy Practices, which details how medical information may be used and disclosed and how patients can access their information, is available here.
Amavita Heart and Vascular Health is dedicated to maintaining the privacy and security of health information and to complying with all applicable provisions of HIPAA. For questions or concerns regarding our HIPAA compliance, please contact our Privacy Officer at [email protected].
This statement reflects our commitment to HIPAA compliance as of the 27th of September of 2024. We regularly review and update our privacy and security practices to maintain compliance with evolving regulations and industry best practices.
