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The types of data we collect directly from you includes:
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When you interact with us on social media, we may collect:
Middle Tennessee Digital Research, Inc. takes technical and organizational security measures to protect your information, including:
Effective Date: August 8, 2023Notice of Privacy Practices for Protected Health Information (PHI)This Notice of Privacy Practices ("Notice") describes how Middle Tennessee Digital Research, Inc. ("we", "us", or "our") may use and disclose your Protected Health Information (PHI) to carry out treatment, payment, or healthcare operations and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law. This Notice also describes your rights regarding your PHI. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your PHI, provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and to abide by the terms of this Notice.
We may use and disclose your PHI for the following purposes:
We may use and disclose your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare and related services. This may include communication with other healthcare providers about your treatment and coordinating your care with other providers.
We may use and disclose your PHI to obtain payment for healthcare services provided to you. This may include contacting your insurance company to verify your coverage, billing and collection activities, and sharing PHI with other healthcare providers, insurance companies, or collection agencies.
We may use and disclose your PHI for healthcare operations, including quality assessment, improvement activities, case management, accreditation, licensing, credentialing, and conducting or arranging for medical reviews, audits, or legal services.
We may use and disclose your PHI when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.
We may use and disclose your PHI to prevent or control disease, injury, or disability, to report child abuse or neglect, to report reactions to medications or problems with products, and to notify persons who may have been exposed to a communicable disease or may be at risk of spreading a disease or condition.
We may disclose your PHI to health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law, such as audits, investigations, inspections, and licensure.
We may disclose your PHI in response to a court or administrative order, subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process.
We may disclose your PHI for law enforcement purposes, such as to report certain types of wounds or injuries, or to comply with a court order, warrant, or other legal process.
We may use and disclose your PHI for research purposes when the research has been approved by an institutional review board and privacy protections are in place.
If you are an organ donor, we may disclose your PHI to organizations that handle organ procurement, transplantation, or donation.
We may disclose your PHI for workers' compensation or similar programs that provide benefits for work-related injuries or illnesses.
If you are a member of the armed forces, we may disclose your PHI as required by military authorities.
If you are an inmate, we may disclose your PHI to the correctional institution or law enforcement official having custody of you.
You have the following rights with respect to your PHI:
You have the right to inspect and copy your PHI that we maintain, with certain exceptions. To request access, submit a written request to our Privacy Officer. We may charge a reasonable fee for the costs of copying, mailing, or other supplies associated with your request.
You have the right to request an amendment to your PHI if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete. To request an amendment, submit a written request to our Privacy Officer, specifying the information you believe is incorrect and why. We may deny your request if we believe the information is accurate and complete, or if we did not create the information.
You have the right to request an accounting of disclosures of your PHI made by us in the past six years, except for disclosures made for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations, and certain other disclosures. To request an accounting, submit a written request to our Privacy Officer.
You have the right to request a restriction on our use or disclosure of your PHI for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations. We are not required to agree to your request but will consider it. To request a restriction, submit a written request to our Privacy Officer, specifying the restriction you are requesting and to whom it applies.
You have the right to request that we communicate with you about your PHI in a certain way or at a certain location. To request confidential communications, submit a written request to our Privacy Officer, specifying how or where you wish to be contacted.
You have the right to receive a paper copy of this Notice, even if you have agreed to receive it electronically. To obtain a paper copy of this Notice, contact our Privacy Officer.
You have the right to be notified in the event that we discover a breach of your PHI.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of your PHI and will ensure that any electronic transmission of PHI complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule (45 CFR 164). This includes the use of Secure-Socket Layer (SSL) or equivalent technology for the transmission of PHI, as well as adherence to all applicable security standards for online transmissions of PHI.
We reserve the right to change this Notice and the revised Notice will be effective for PHI we already have about you, as well as any information we receive in the future. We will post a copy of the current Notice in our office and on our website. The Notice will contain the effective date on the first page.
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our Privacy Officer or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.
To exercise any of your rights, or if you have any questions about this Notice or our privacy practices, please contact our Privacy Officer at:Middle Tennessee Digital Research, Inc.519 W 22nd St Suite 300Sioux Falls, SD [email protected]://www.bonerpills.comThis Notice is provided in accordance with the Notice of Privacy Practices for Protected Health Information from the Department of Health and Human Services' Model and is applicable across all US states.
In addition to the rights described above, California residents have additional rights under the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), including:
We comply with additional privacy laws in various states including New York, Texas, Florida, Illinois, and Massachusetts, which provide enhanced protections for mental health records, HIV-related information, and genetic testing results.Last updated on August 8, 2023