Photographs and Videos Policy (Hospitals and Health Systems)

Adapt this policy to your hospital and health system clients’ compliance programs regarding the taking, use, and storage of photographs and videos of patients. Address photographs and videos taken of workforce members, as well as photographs and videos taken by patients and visitors. Protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients, workforce members, and visitors while ensuring with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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• HIPAA Health Record Access Request
  Use this template HIPAA Health Record Access Request to allow participants in employer-sponsored group health plans to request access to, inspect, and copy their protected health information (PHI). Ensure plan participants are granted appropriate rights under HIPAA to access information in their medical and other health records maintained by their healthcare providers and health plans.
• HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
  Comply with HIPAA by providing this Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) to plan participants upon their enrolment in the plan, as necessary to reflect material changes to the notice, and once every three years in the form of either an up-to-date version of the NPP itself or a notice of availability with instructions on how to obtain a copy of the NPP.
• HIPAA PHI Restriction Request
  Use this HIPAA PHI Restriction Request form for an employer-sponsored group health plan to allow plan participants to request restricted access to their PHI. Explain to plan participants that HIPAA grants them the right to request restrictions on the use and disclosure of their PHI, that it will keep all requests on record, and that, if it agrees to the restriction, it will not use or disclose PHI as directed.

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