HAVE A HIPAA COMPLAINT?

HIPAA violations are serious legal issues. And HIPAA complaints are serious matters, whether they are directed against you, or whether your rights have been violated. HIPAA Group is here to help. We are not Attorneys and we cannot provide legal advice. We are experts in the field of HIPAA and all of its implications.

In legal cases we work with your attorney or legal team to ensure that all the information and facts required for your case that are related to the Federal law and guidelines under HIPAA are presented and available to help you make your case.

We offer several kinds of assistance related to HIPAA complaints, violations, and legal actions:

Rapid HIPAA Expert Opinion Service

We offer patients and consumers a quick, easy, and affordable way to get an expert’s opinion on the merits of a HIPAA complaint or situation. To use this service, just call HIPAA Group at (888)-494-6987. There is a $79 fee for the service. Please have your credit card and personal contact information ready before you make this call. You’ll be asked to submit a description of your HIPAA-related situation via email. In response, you will receive a written, expert opinion from our HIPAA Experts within 48 hours via email.

Patient Action Pack

Patients and consumers, don’t just be informed, take action with our unique Patient Action Pack. It’s filled with information, forms and advice for dealing with medical providers and enforcing your privacy rights under HIPAA.

Here’s what’s included in our exclusive Patient Action Pack…

1. The latest edition of the “HIPAA Guide for Patients and Consumers” -- This handy resource clearly explains what HIPAA is; how it affects you and your family’s medical care; HIPAA’s impact on your health insurance; your new HIPAA Rights; and much more.

2. Eight (8) Ready-to-Use HIPAA Forms – Each form is supplied in two versions, a “MODEL” version that shows exactly what to fill in for each blank line, and a “READY” version that’s ready to print and use. The following forms are included…

1. HIPAA Authorization Form – To permit the release or disclosure of your (or a family member’s) medical records.
2. Medical Power of Attorney (POA) Form – This difficult-to-find form is used to designate someone as having Healthcare Power of Attorney for another person.
3. Privacy Complaint Form – Used to register an official complaint under the HIPAA rules with a medical provider.
4. Request Form – Accounting of PHI Disclosures – Use this form to obtain an accounting of disclosures of your medical records from your medical providers.
5. Request Form – Alternate Means of Communicating PHI – Use this form to assert your HIPAA Right to have confidential communications from your medical providers delivered via alternate means or to an alternate address.
6. Request Form – Amend PHI – This is the form that begins the process of adding an amendment (an explanatory note) to your medical records. This is an important new HIPAA Right.
7. Request Form – Restrict PHI Use or Disclosure – This form allows patients to request adding certain restrictions on the use or disclosure of their “PHI” (Protected Health Information) by their medical providers.
8. Request Form – View or Copy PHI – This form is used to obtain copies of, or access to, your medical records or those of a family member.

3. An explanation of Patient Rights under HIPAA -- and how to use these new rights to protect you and your family’s medical records and privacy.

4. A handy, cut-out, Provider Privacy Checklist -- an excellent way to keep track of important privacy-related information for each one of your medical providers. Bring one to every medical appointment to stay on top of your privacy, your medical records, and your HIPAA Rights.

5. A guide to additional HIPAA Resources -- shows you the best online resources for learning more about HIPAA and enforcing your new HIPAA Rights.

To purchase the Patient Action Pack from the HIPAA Store, with instant digital download, click here:

HIPAA Guide for Patients and Consumers

Knowledge is power. Empower yourself with HIPAA Group's exclusive HIPAA Guide for Patients & Consumers. This all-new Guide covers everything you need to know to protect yourself and your family. Written in plain English, the Guide covers the following areas...

1. What is HIPAA?
2. Why is HIPAA Important to Me?
3. How Does HIPAA Affect My Family's Healthcare?
4. What is a "Notice of Privacy Practices" and Why Did I Get One?
5. What Are My HIPAA Rights as a Patient?
6. How to File a Privacy Complaint
7. How Does HIPAA Affect My Family's Health Insurance?
8. Answers to the Most Common HIPAA Questions
9. Common HIPAA Terms - Defined
10. How and Where to Get More Help

Delivered online in handy PDF format, the "HIPAA Guide for Patients & Consumers" (2008 Edition) is your fastest, easiest way to get the HIPAA answers you need.

To purchase the HIPAA Guide for Patients and Consumers from the HIPAA Store, with instant digital download, click here:

Free Complaint-related HIPAA Resources

If you are a patient or consumer with a HIPAA complaint, the federal government has created a way to submit HIPAA complaints quickly and easily over the Internet. A special division of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), called the OCR (Office for Civil Rights) is the right place to take your HIPAA complaint. Valid complaints will be investigated and acted upon by the OCR.

Complete information about how to file a HIPAA complaint with the OCR can be found at the following link:
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/index.html

En Español:
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/factsheets_spanish.html

Great HIPAA fact sheets and other helpful information can also be found on the OCR's consumer HIPAA information page at this link: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/index.html