LifeCare's commitment for compliance with HIPAA Rules & Regulations

Understanding HIPAA

LifeCare of Florida is a covered entity under the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (“HIPAA”). and compliance to HIPAA Rules applies to all persons.

LifeCare recognizes the important role that family members, caregivers, and other support persons play in a patient's care. This policy establishes guidelines for communicating Protected Health Information (PHI) while safeguarding patient privacy and complying with HIPAA requirements.

To provide guidance when staff encounter circumstances requiring professional judgment regarding disclosure of Protected Health Information or patient safety concerns.

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Minimum requirements for mobile device security

This policy ensures that all therapy documentation is properly signed, dated, and attributed to the responsible clinician.

This policy establishes the requirements for reporting actual or suspected privacy breaches, security incidents, device loss, unauthorized access, and other events that may compromise Protected Health Information (PHI) or Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI).