HIPAA Privacy
What is HIPAA?
The acronym HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. It deals with the privacy and security of health information. There are two Rules contained in this law:
- The Privacy Rule tells hospitals and physicians when and how they can use or disclose patient health information.
- The Security Rule tells hospitals and physicians how to protect health information from being inappropriately accessed, edited, or destroyed
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Hospital Requirements
We are required by applicable federal and state law to maintain the privacy of your medical information. We are also required to give you upon admission, information about our privacy practices, our legal duties and your rights concerning your medical information.
A copy of our Notice of Privacy Practices is available on this website. To obtain more information about our privacy policies or if you have questions about HIPAA, please contact Jenny Williams at (770) 307-5330 or Patti Chambers at (770) 307-5354.