Privacy Policy
Last Modified November 14, 2024
mTreatment, LLC - Privacy Policy
mTreatment, LLC provides a safe, secure, and HIPAA compliant software-as-a-service that allows you to fully manage your medical, psychiatric, dental, holistic, and health history. We have three portals (patient, provider, and facility/organization) that are interconnected to enable you to interact with your providers, family, friends, and facilities/organizations, along with locating your current and previous health information, discharge plans, labs, and prescriptions.
This Privacy Policy describes how mTreatment, LLC stores, maintains, uses and shares your personal information. mTreatment, LLC reserves the right to update or change this Privacy Policy at any time. We will post the most recent version of the Privacy Policy on our website located at www.mTreatment.com. If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please send an email to larry@mTreatment.net.
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Privacy Policy, the term “Personal Information” means any non-public information that identifies you, including but not limited to, your name, address, and email address. The term also includes “protected health information” or “PHI” as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). PHI is individually identifiable information that relates to your health status, treatment, or payment for treatment.
Examples of Personal Health Information (PHI) include:
- biographical or demographic information;
- condition or disease information, such as diagnosis date or family history;
- treatment information or information relating to your symptoms;
- test results; and
- other information that you have shared with mTreatment, LLC
HOW MTREATMENT, LLC RECEIVES AND COLLECTS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
mTreatment, LLC has entered into an agreement with your healthcare provider that allows your provider to transfer your Personal Health Information to mTreatment, LLC in a manner that is consistent with HIPAA. In addition, you are able to provide mTreatment, LLC with Personal Health Information. mTreatment, LLC receives or collects Personal Health Information from you when you enter or upload information into mTreatment, LLC and when you use mTreatment, LLC to communicate with your providers, family, friends, or facilities/organizations. mTreatment, LLC also passively collects information (e.g., through cookies) when you use or interact with mTreatment, LLC.
HOW MTREATMENT, LLC USES AND DISCLOSES YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
The agreement that facilitates the transfer of Personal Health Information from your healthcare provider to mTreatment, LLC also requires us to comply with HIPAA. We must safeguard your medical information in the same manner as your healthcare provider.
mTreatment, LLC will not use, disclose, or sell your Personal Information for research or marketing purposes without your permission. You may direct mTreatment, LLC to disclose or share your Personal Health Information with other individuals (such as your spouse or children).
DE-IDENTIFIED INFORMATION
mTreatment, LLC may use de-identified data (sometimes called “anonymous data”) for research or other purposes. De-identified information is information that does not identify you and with respect to which there is no reasonable basis to believe that the information could be used to identify you. Simply put, de-identified information is not Personal Health Information. As a result, this anonymous information not protected under HIPAA and may be used without your consent. mTreatment, LLC may conduct such research or contract with a third party for these purposes. mTreatment, LLC reserves the right to use, disclose, and retain de-identified information without any restriction and in perpetuity.
DELETING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM MTREATMENT, LLC
mTreatment, LLC cannot delete your Personal Health Information. However, we will always safeguard and protect your information. If you terminate your mTreatment, LLC account or revoke your authorization, we will not further disclose your data. Please be aware that we cannot retrieve any information disclosed to a third party with your authorization.
THIRD PARTIES
This Privacy Policy applies only to mTreatment, LLC. We cannot control the policies or practices of other sites.
IN-PRODUCT PRIVACY NOTIFICATIONS
Any and all Protected Health Information (PHI) stored within mTreatment, LLC and Google Calendar will be handled with the utmost confidentiality, as per the Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with Google. Users will only access and share information that is associated with their respective calendar and/or organization that is within the scope of their authorized party(ies)/entity(ies). Individuals have the right to access and amend their PHI stored in mTreatment, LLC and Google Calendar by contacting the designated HIPAA Privacy Official, and only authorized healthcare professionals with the appropriate access will have the permissions to view and modify the PHI within the mTreatment and Google Calendar. mTreatment, LLC and Google Calendar are both HIPAA compliant software, when used appropriately; furthermore, mTreatment, LLC will only have the permissions to read and write appointments within the Google Calendar associated with the appointments mutually agreed upon with you and your Healthcare provider and its respective organization.
APPLICABLE LAW
mTreatment, LLC is committed to complying with all applicable federal and state laws relating to Personal Health Information. However, there is always some risk in transmitted or sharing information over the Internet. If you know of or suspect any violation of security, please send an email to larry@mTreatment.net.