At
Hospice Brazos Valley, maintaining privacy and confidentiality
for our patients, families, bereavement clients, and
donors is a priority.
We
seek to provide the best hospice and palliative care
possible to meet the needs of our patients.
As
we continually implement technology upgrades to benefit
our clients, we will safeguard personal information
however we receive it or by whatever means we are contacted.
Hospice
Brazos Valley will not share your personal and/or medical
information with anyone except as permitted or required
by law.
Hospice
Brazos Valley, Inc. will not sell your personal information.
Information
Collection
We
collect and use information about those we serve in
order to provide hospice and palliative care support,
pain control, grief and bereavement support, and other
end of life services.
We
obtain information about those individuals who donate
to our resale stores.
We
obtain information about those individuals who participate
in our fund development activities.
We
obtain most of this information directly from our clients,
primarily through the completion of forms when applying
for services and through interactions with staff members.
If we require additional information from other parties,
we will first seek our clients' permission. Examples
of other parties may include other medical care providers.
Information
Protection
To
guard our clients' personal information, we maintain
physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that
comply with federal and state laws and regulations.
All
of our employees are required to protect the confidentiality
and privacy of our client's personal and medical information.
Staff may not access client information unless there
is a legitimate hospice or palliative reason, such as
responding to a client request for service.
Our
strict policy about the protection of personal information
applies to current and former clients.
Information
Disclosure
The
Privacy Act permits disclosure of private health information
for the following purposes:
-
Treatment
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Payment
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Operations
- When
authorized by the patient
- When
required by law
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This may include information that may be needed for
use in litigation; information that could endanger the
health or safety of the patient, staff, or anyone else;
public health purposes; reporting victims of abuse,
neglect, and exploitation; information needed by law
enforcement; and information needed by coroners, medical
examiners, funeral directors, or tissue/organ donation.
By
law, we have the right to modify our privacy policy
at any time.
If
you would like an additional copy of the complete Privacy
Notice or if you have any questions, contact the Manager
of Program Integrity at (979) 821-2266.
