We treat your health data with the same care and respect we give your loved ones.
HIPAA Privacy Policy
At Lehigh Care at Home, we protect your health information. Therefore, this HIPAA Privacy Policy describes how we handle your Protected Health Information (PHI) under federal law. Furthermore, we are committed to maintaining a strict Medical Privacy Policy across Allentown, Carbon, and Schuylkill counties. For more details, please review our full HIPAA Privacy Policy as outlined below.
Notice of Privacy Practices: How We Use Your Data
Our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices ensures your data stays safe. Specifically, we use your medical information strictly to provide high-quality home care services. For instance, we may share your data under our Healthcare Privacy Policy and consistent with our HIPAA Privacy Policy for several primary reasons.
- To begin with, we share information with your doctors, nurses, and therapists to coordinate your treatment plan. Additionally, we submit necessary data to health insurance companies or Medicare to process your payments. Finally, we use your data to run our agency operations and evaluate our care quality.
- As our patient, you hold specific legal rights regarding your health data. Consequently, you have the right to request specific actions under our HIPAA Privacy Policy.
- First, you can view and get copies of your medical and billing records to inspect your information. Next, you may ask us to fix incorrect or incomplete information by requesting corrections. Moreover, you can request limits on how we share your information for treatment or payment to restrict sharing. Lastly, you may request an accounting of disclosures to see a list of times we shared your data outside of routine care.
Our Patient Health Data Protection Duties
We must maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information by law. In addition, our framework for Patient Health Data Protection ensures secure data storage. As a result, we will notify you promptly if a breach occurs that compromises your data privacy. Ultimately, we strictly follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice.
Contact Our Privacy Officer
Please contact our Privacy Officer for questions about this notice or to exercise your rights. Rest assured, we will never retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
Lehigh Care at Home
Address: 2200 Hamilton Street, Suite 309
Allentown, PA 18104
Phone: (484) 221-8148
Email: [email protected]
Equal Opportunity Employer Policy
Blue Mountain Home Health Care Lehigh Valley is an equal opportunity employer. We hire team members without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin. We also protect against discrimination based on disability, age, or sexual orientation.
Our Employee Grievance Process
We support a safe and fair workplace for everyone. Therefore, we provide a clear complaint process for all employees.
If you feel someone violated this policy, please follow these steps:
- Request an employee grievance form from administration.
- Fill out the form completely.
- Submit the form back to administration for review.
Non-Discrimination Policy
Blue Mountain Home Health Care Lehigh Valley provides equal care, treatment, and services to all patients. We do not discriminate.
We deliver care directly or through contracts without regard to:
- Race or color
- Religion or national origin
- Disability or special communication needs
- Age or sexual orientation
Admission Requirements
We uphold this commitment as required by Federal Law. Patients must simply meet our home health care admission criteria. These include eligibility requirements for Medicare, Medicaid, or other insurance providers.
Federal Compliance Standards
Our policy fully complies with key federal civil rights laws. These standards include:
- Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- The Age Discrimination Act of 1975
Policy Changes and Updates
We reserve the right to modify or update this policy at any time. We make changes to address new laws or business practices. When updates happen, we will notify you on this website. We will notify our users of those changes on our website with “Last Update “date.