Protecting the Privacy of Seniors – HIPAA

The Volen Center respects every senior’s right to privacy and has always maintained strict confidentiality regarding medical information that seniors choose to share with the staff of the Center.

In addition, the Center, its staff, and the Center’s many business associates follow the privacy practices set out under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which is known as HIPAA, and any subsequent revisions and additions. HIPAA was designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system by ensuring the adoption of national standards for securely recording and transferring individually identifiable health care information in electronic formats. HIPAA permits organizations like the Volen Center to obtain and use protected health information for specified purposes and recognizes the right of individuals to revoke their permission to use such information under specific circumstances.

Contact Person: The Center’s contact person for all issues regarding patient privacy and a senior’s rights under the Federal privacy standards is the Privacy Officer. Information regarding matters covered by these standards can be requested by contacting the Privacy Officer. Complaints can be mailed to the Privacy Officer in writing addressed to:

Volen Center, Inc.
1515 W. Palmetto Park Road
Boca Raton, FL 33486
ATTN: Privacy Officer

The Privacy Officer also may be contacted by telephone at (561) 395-8920.

Effective Date: This Notice is effective April 14, 2003.

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