This Joint Notice of Privacy Practices ("Notice") explains how Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc. and its affiliated entities (collectively "HMH") uses information about you and when HMH can share that information with others. It also informs you about your rights as a valued customer. This Notice is being provided to you on behalf of Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc. (an "OCHA") and its affiliated entities. All of the HMH hospitals, employed physicians, doctor offices, entities, foundations, facilities, home care programs, other services, and affiliated facilities follow the terms of this Notice. HMH affiliated entities locations are listed on our website, HackensackMeridianHealth.org.
Hackensack Meridian Health ("HMH") respects the privacy and confidentiality of your protected health information ("PHI"). The federal law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") sets rules about who can look at and receive your health information. This law, and applicable state law, gives you rights over your health information, including the right to get a copy of your health information, make sure it is correct, and know who has seen it.
HMH hospitals, doctors, entities, foundations, facilities, and services may share your health information with each other for reasons of treatment, payment, and health care operations as described below.
Please note that the independent members and independent health professional affiliates of the medical staff are neither employees nor agents of HMH but are joined under this Notice for the convenience of explaining to you your rights relating to the privacy of your protected health information. ORGANIZED HEALTH CARE ARRANGEMENT ("OHCA") An Organized Health Care Arrangement ("OHCA") is an arrangement or relationship that allows two or more HIPAA covered entities to use and disclose PHI. A HIPAA covered entity is any organization or corporation that directly handles Personal Health Information (PHI) or Personal Health Records (PHR). The most common examples of covered entities include hospitals, doctors' offices and health insurance providers. The entities participating in the HMH OHCA are covered entities under HIPAA and will share PHI with each other, as necessary to carry out treatment, payment or health care operations relating to the OHCA. The entities, which comprise the HMH OHCA are in numerous locations throughout the greater New Jersey area. This Notice applies to all of these sites, or Personal Health Records (PHR). The most common examples of covered entities include hospitals, doctors' offices and health insurance providers. The entities participating in the HMH OHCA are covered entities under HIPAA and will share PHI with each other, as necessary to carry out treatment, payment or health care operations relating to the OHCA. The entities participating in the HMH OHCA agree to abide by the terms of this Notice with respect to PHI created or received by the entity as part of its participation in the OHCA. The entities, which comprise the HMH OHCA are in numerous locations throughout the greater New Jersey area. This Notice applies to all of these sites.
