Privacy Policy
TelMDCare respects the privacy concerns of the Users and therefore provides this privacy policy
to explain what information is gathered during a visit to the site and how such information may be used.
The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal program requiring that all medical records and other individually identifiable health information used, or disclosed, by us in any form, whether electronically, on paper, or orally, are kept properly confidential. This Act gives you, the Patient, significant new rights to understand and control how your health information is used. HIPAA provides penalties for covered entities that misuse personal health information.
We have prepared this “Notice of HIPAA Privacy Practices” to explain how we are required to maintain the privacy of your health information and how we may use and disclose your health information.
We may use and disclose your medical records for each of the following purposes: treatment, payment, and health care operations:
TREATMENT means providing, coordinating, or managing health care and related services by one or more health care providers.
PAYMENT means such activities as obtaining payment or reimbursement for services, billing or collection activities and utilization review.
HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS include managing your Electronic Medical Record to facilitate diagnostic medical consultations with associated physicians, as well as conducting quality assessment review and service improvement planning activities, auditing functions, cost-containment analysis, and customer service.
We may also create and distribute de-identified health information by removing all references to individually identifiable information.
We may contact you to provide information about our services or other health-related services that may be of interest to you.
Any other uses and disclosures will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke such authorization in writing and we are required to honor and abide by that written request, except to the extent that we have already taken actions relying on your authorization.
2. Work with a medical examiner or funeral director. We can share health information with a coroner, medical examiner, or funeral director when an individual dies.
3. Address workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests. We can use or share health information about you:
1. Use of Information
As a general policy, no personal information, such as your name, address, or e-mail address, is automatically collected from your visit to our site. However, certain non-personal information is recorded by the standard operation of the TelMDCare internet servers. Information such as the type of browser being used, its operating system, and your IP address is gathered in order to enhance your telemedicine experience.2. Notice of HIPAA Privacy Practices
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED, AND DISCLOSED, AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal program requiring that all medical records and other individually identifiable health information used, or disclosed, by us in any form, whether electronically, on paper, or orally, are kept properly confidential. This Act gives you, the Patient, significant new rights to understand and control how your health information is used. HIPAA provides penalties for covered entities that misuse personal health information.
We have prepared this “Notice of HIPAA Privacy Practices” to explain how we are required to maintain the privacy of your health information and how we may use and disclose your health information.
We may use and disclose your medical records for each of the following purposes: treatment, payment, and health care operations:
TREATMENT means providing, coordinating, or managing health care and related services by one or more health care providers.
PAYMENT means such activities as obtaining payment or reimbursement for services, billing or collection activities and utilization review.
HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS include managing your Electronic Medical Record to facilitate diagnostic medical consultations with associated physicians, as well as conducting quality assessment review and service improvement planning activities, auditing functions, cost-containment analysis, and customer service.
We may also create and distribute de-identified health information by removing all references to individually identifiable information.
We may contact you to provide information about our services or other health-related services that may be of interest to you.
Any other uses and disclosures will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke such authorization in writing and we are required to honor and abide by that written request, except to the extent that we have already taken actions relying on your authorization.
3. Access to and Control over Personal Information
At any time or as otherwise required under applicable law, users may contact TelMDCare to review the personal information that TelMDCare has collected about you. If you discover any errors, please notify TelMDCare and the information will be corrected. If you wish to delete your user account, please contact us and we shall proceed to delete the account.4. Use of Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to an individual’s computer hard drive for record keeping purposes. Cookies make using our website easier by, among other things, saving your passwords and preferences for you. These cookies are restricted for use only on our website, and do not transfer any personal information to any other party. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can, however, reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. Please consult the technical information relevant to your browser for instructions. If you choose to disable your cookies setting or refuse to accept a cookie, some parts of the site may not function properly or may be considerably slower.5. Compliance with the Law
1. We will share information about you if state or federal laws require it, including with the Department of Health and Human Services if it wants to see that we’re complying with federal privacy law.2. Work with a medical examiner or funeral director. We can share health information with a coroner, medical examiner, or funeral director when an individual dies.
3. Address workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests. We can use or share health information about you:
- 1. For workers’ compensation claims
- 2. For law enforcement purposes or with a law enforcement official with health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law
- 3. For special government functions such as military, national security, and presidential protective services
- 4. Respond to lawsuits and legal actions
- 5. We can share health information about you in response to a court or administrative order, or in response to a subpoena.