Red Cross Pharmacy, like other
retail pharmacies, complies with Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy regulations.
It requires each healthcare provider to have
its policies and procedures put in place that provide safeguards
to keep patient information confidential.
All
health care providers are required to maintain the privacy
of its customers Protected Health Information
(“PHI”) and to provide its customers with a notice
of its legal duties and privacy practices with respect to
PHI. PHI is personal information, including basic demographic
information, that may identify a specific customer that relates
to past, present or future physical or mental health or condition
and related health care services.
The
Notice of Privacy Practices (“Notice”)
describes how we may use and disclose PHI about our customers
to carry out treatment, payment or health care operations
and for other specified purposes and describes your rights
with respect to PHI about you. |
