Privacy Policy

PHI contains information about a person’s health, health history, treatment, and insurance. It is a standard procedure to safeguard the anonymity of PHI and ensure that the information is used only where it is legally permissible.

Employee Training & Awareness

All our employees, including IT go through refresher programs constantly regarding HIPAA rules and regulations as well as data privacy and updated industry practices. This way our staff is aware of the importance of HIPAA compliance and the role of protection of PHI.

Technical & Administrative Safeguards

Legacy Billing Solutions  also uses appropriate technical safeguards to ensure PHI security in terms of encryption, access control, and system checkups. All our administrative policies to guard privacy can only be conducted by authorized people and the technical measures also safeguard against data breach.

Business Associate Agreements (BAAs)

With third parties and partners who deal with the processing of PHI, we develop business associate agreements. These agreements make sure our partners are equally HIPAA compliant and they adhere to the same strict measures on data security and privacy as we do.

Data Breach Response Plan

We also have a contingency plan that will be implemented in the case of a data breach which is extremely rare. HIPAA breach notification requirements are to notify the affected parties immediately, take an assessment of the risk to the affected individuals, and take action to minimize their danger as provided in this plan.

Data Protection Measures

Legacy Billing Solutions hereby employs the best security measures for handling information that we encounter. Our data protection measures include:

• Encryption; All electronic data communication through any application is done in an encrypted manner to safeguard the PHI in transit.
• Access Controls: We ensure that only those personnel with a specific right of access to the data retrieve it because it is sensitive information.
• Regular Audits and Monitoring: To flag possible areas of weakness, and to maintain strict HIPAA compliance, our systems are constantly audited.

Information Sharing

Legacy Billing Solutions  hereby employs the best security measures for handling information that we encounter. Our data protection measures include:

• Service Providers and Partners: We may disclose the information we collect to third-party business partners who assist us in operating our site and conducting our business. Every such provider should accept our privacy policies and follow the HIPAA standards.
• Legal Obligations: We ensure that only those personnel with a specific right of access to the data retrieve it because it is sensitive information.

Your Rights Under HIPAA

As part of our commitment to privacy, we uphold your rights under HIPAA, including:

• Right to Access: You have a right to receive an electronic copy of your health information under certain conditions.
• Right to Request Amendments: If you think that your information is not correct or incomplete you have a right to request its modification.
• Right to Restrict Disclosure: It is possible to ask for restrictions on your information use for treatment, payment, or health care operations.
• Right to Confidential Communications: Ask us not to communicate with you at certain locations or through certain means, for perceived privacy concerns.

All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with third parties.