Northside Center for Child Development, Inc.Privacy Policy Statement
Northside Center for Child Development Privacy Policy Statement For each visitor to our Web page, our Web server automatically recognizes only the consumer’s domain name, and not the e-mail address (where possible).
We collect only the domain name, and not the e-mail address of visitors to our Web page.
The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web page, not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes.
With respect to cookies: we do not set any cookies.
If you supply us with your postal address online, you may receive periodic mailings from us with information regarding new services or upcoming events. We do not share contact information with other organizations.
If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please let us know by contacting us. We will remove your name from our mailing list.
Site visitors can have their information corrected by calling or writing Northside Center.
When making a donation through our Paypal portal, your information is protected under Paypal’s privacy policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of every site you visit online.
If you feel that this site in not following its stated information policy, you may contact us at 212-420-3400.
Notice of Privacy Practices - Effective 4/15/2003
This notice describes how medical and mental health care information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
UNDERSTAND YOUR CASE RECORD INFORMATION:
Each time you visit our program site a record of your visit is made. Typically, your case record contains the reasons for admission to our program, your symptoms, evaluations and test results, medication information, diagnoses, treatment or service plan, notes that address progress toward your goals, periodic treatment or service plan reviews, and a plan for future care or treatment.At Northside Center, this information, often referred to as your Case Record, serves as a basis for planning your care and treatment and serves as a means of communication among the many health professionals who may contribute to your care. Understanding what is in the record and how your health information is used helps you to ensure its accuracy, better understand who, what, when, where, and why others may access your health information, and make more informed decisions when authorizing disclosure to others.
YOUR HEALTH INFORMATION RIGHTS:
Unless otherwise required by law, your case record is the physical property of the Northside Center program that compiled it; the information belongs to you. You have the right to request a restriction on certain uses and disclosures of your information, and to request changes or additions to your case record. Your rights include obtaining a paper copy of this Privacy Notice; the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your case record; the right to obtain an accounting of disclosures of your health information; and you can request copies of your health information by alternative means (e.g. by fax, E-mail or another form) or at other locations. Also you have the right to revoke your authorization to use or disclose health information except to the extent that action has already been taken. All requests regarding these rights must be in writing.OUR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Northside Center is required to maintain the privacy of your health information. In addition, we must provide you with this notice indicating our legal duties and privacy practices regarding the information we collect and maintain about you. This organization must abide by the terms of this notice, notify you if we are unable to agree to a requested restriction, accommodate reasonable requests you may have to communicate health information by alternative means or at alternative locations. We reserve the right to change our practices and to make the new provisions effective for all protected health information (PHI) we maintain. Should our privacy practices change, we will provide you with a revised notice. We will also post our new notice on the Northside Center Web site (www.northsidecenter.org) that provides information about our consumer services and benefits.With the exception of uses and disclosures for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations as described in this notice, we will not use or disclose your health information without your authorization.
EXAMPLES OF USES AND DISCLOSURES PERMITTED FOR TREATMENT, PAYMENT, AND HEALTH OPERATIONS
We will use your health information for treatment. For example: Information obtained by Northside staff who provide clinical services will be recorded in your case record and used to determine the course of treatment that should work best for you. By way of example, your clinical staff will document in your record their expectations of the members of your treating team. Members of the team will then record the actions they took and their observations. We will also provide your other clinical staff with copies of various reports that should assist them in treating you. This information may be shared with other programs within Northside where you receive care and treatment.We will use your health information for payment. For example: A bill may be given to you or a third-party payer, such as Medicaid. The information on or accompanying the bill may include information that identifies you, as well as your diagnosis and services provided.
We will use your health information for regular health care operations. For example: Members of the clinical staff or the quality assurance staff may use information in your case record to assess the care and outcomes in your case. The information may be used in Program Evaluation studies to assess the care provided and to measure effectiveness of different program models. Case record information may be shared with members of the Quality Management Committee in efforts to improve the quality of the care. Health care operations material will then be used in an effort to continually improve the quality and effectiveness of the services we provide. Also, emergency medical information may be provided as needed and we may disclose information to the NYS Central Registry.
Business Associates: There are some services provided in our organization through contracts with Business Associates. Examples include our Insurance Company who we use when making reports of accident/injuries on our property, and NYSOMH/NYCACS certification and compliance activities (e.g. auditors need to review a sample of our case records to confirm the quality of care provided and to assess our compliance with the standards). When these services are contracted, we may disclose some or all of your health information to our Business Associate so that they can perform the job we've asked them to do. To protect your health information, however, we require the Business Associate to appropriately safeguard your information and we only provide them with the "minimum necessary" information to serve their needs.
Communication with family: In accordance with policies and procedures governing consents to release information, clinical and rehabilitation professionals may disclose to a family member, other relatives, close personal friends or any other person you identify, health information relevant to that person's involvement in your care or payment related to your care. Unless it is an emergency, your consent will be secured prior to these disclosures.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA): As required by law, we may disclose to the FDA health information relative to adverse events with respect to medication and/or product defects.
Workers compensation: We may disclose health information to the extent authorized by and to the extent necessary to comply with laws relating to workers compensation or other similar programs established by law.Public Health: As required by law, we may disclose your health information to public health or legal authorities charged with preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability. We may also release information to the NYS Central Registry and may disclose information for emergency medical care.
Correctional institution: Should you become an inmate of a correctional institution, we may disclose to the institution or agents thereof health information necessary for your health and the health and safety of other individuals. An inmate does not have the right to the Notice of Privacy Practices.Law enforcement: We may disclose health information for law enforcement purposes as required by law or in response to a valid subpoena. Federal law makes provision for your health information to be released to an appropriate health oversight agency, public health authority or attorney, provided that an employer or business associate believes in good faith that we have engaged in unlawful conduct or have otherwise violated professional or clinical standards and are potentially endangering one or more patients, workers or the public.
Notice of Privacy Practices availability: This notice will be prominently posted in the office where screening and/or intake occur. Patients will be provided a hard copy and the notice will be maintained on our Web site for downloading.
If you have questions and would like additional information, you may contact the Northside Center for Child Development Privacy Offcier. If you believe that your privacy rights have been violated, you can also file a complaint with the Privacy Officer or follow the instructions on the Patient Rights Posters that are posted in all care locations. There will be no retaliation for filing a complaint.
CLIENT RIGHTS UNDER HIPAA
- Access to Protected Health Information (PHI)
- Copy PHI from your Case Record
- Amendment and/or Correction of PHI in your record
- Request restrictions on Use and Disclosures
- Accounting of Disclosures beyond treatment, payment and healthcare operations
- Receive communications of PHI by Alternative Means or at Alternative Locations
- Copy of this Notice of Privacy Practicess
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