With recent changes in healthcare law making the headlines, ensuring consumers are informed and understand their health information privacy rights is a priority. To help answer some questions, Compliance Poster Company has updated the Federal “Your Health Information Privacy Rights” Poster with current information about patient privacy rights and understanding the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Notice patients receive from their providers.
The Privacy Rights poster advises consumers, patients and employees of their right to see and copy medical and billing records, have health record misinformation corrected, and know how their information is shared with others. The poster also explains what is covered by a heath provider’s Notice of Privacy Practices and what signing the Notice means and does not mean for patients.
The Privacy Rights poster is an important communication tool for all HIPAA covered entities and their business associates, such as:
- Doctors
- Clinics
- Psychologists
- Dentists
- Chiropractors
- Nursing Homes
- Pharmacies
- Health insurance companies
- HMOs
- Company health plans, and
- Government programs that pay for health care.