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.
Our Privacy Commitment to You
As a private duty health care company providing individual and personalized care, Take Care is committed to meeting your needs. That commitment includes protecting personal information we obtain about you.
Take Care keeps your Protected Health Information (PHI) confidential to the extent required by law. An example of PHI would be your name, address, telephone number, social security number, medical history, and physical condition. Be assured that Take Care has always had a policy regarding the confidentiality of client PHI, and we require each employee to sign a Confidentiality Agreement when they begin working with Take Care. We restrict access to personal health information about you to those employees who need to know that information in order to provide personalized care to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in order to ensure that your PHI is adequately protected.
Take Care does not require your written authorization to disclose your Protected Health Information (PHI) when necessary or appropriate for your care or treatment, the operations of our services and business, or other related activities. Examples of how we use your personal information include:
Coordination of your care with your physician, dentist, nurse practitioner,
therapists, RN case manager, or your caregivers
Providing copies of your medical information to your insurance company
on your behalf
Activities authorized by law for Health Oversight agencies
In response to a court or administrative order
To reduce or prevent a serious threat to your health and safety or
the health and safety of another individual or the public
Federal officials for intelligence and national security activities
authorized by law
Take Care does require your written authorization in order to disclose your Protected Health Information (PHI) for any purposes other than those listed above.
The Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
of 1996, provides that you have the right to:
Request restrictions on use of your information
Request confidential communications by an alternate means or
alternate location
Inspect and copy your health information, except
as excluded by law
Request personal health information be corrected
or amended
Request an accounting of disclosures
Request a copy
of the Privacy Notice
If you believe your rights have been violated, please write to the Privacy Officer at Take Care Private Duty Home Health, 3982 Bee Ridge Rd., Bldg. H, Ste. A, Sarasota, FL 34233 or phone (941) 927-2292.
Complaints can be filed with the Secretary of Health and Human Services at (866) 627-7748.
