NPP Discussion
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1.
Did you choose any provider websites where you were unable to locate the NPP? If so, how many? The first one I picked was of my local hospital. The NPP that was provided was for many clinics and hospitals within their umbrella. 2.
Which provider/name of facility did you finally choose?
Salina Regional Health Center
3.
Where (on which page/section of the website) did you find the NPP for this provider?
I found the NPP at the bottom of the first page under Patient Privacy.
4.
Provide a link to the page containing the NPP.
https://www.srhc.com/patients-and-visitors/patient-privacy.php
Now,
read this information
Links to an external site.
on the HHS website. Pay close attention to the 'What is in the Notice' and 'The notice must describe' bulleted items. Use this bulleted information when auditing the NPP you located online - review your NPP and compare it with these bulleted items (what HHS says is required of a NPP) and note any discrepancies or missing elements in the NPP you found then answer the following questions:
1.
Do you feel the NPP was worded in a way the average patient could understand? Why or why not?
I thought the NPP was well worded and easy to understand. It didn’t
leave me with any questions. 2.
Copy and paste (or type) the statement from the NPP that informs individuals of their new right to restrict certain disclosures of PHI to a health plan if they pay for a service in full and out of pocket. Do you feel the average patient would understand this right based on the statement? Note: if the NPP does not include such a statement, just indicate that it did not.
Right to Request Restrictions.
You have the right to ask SRHC to restrict disclosures of your PHI. To exercise this right, you should contact the Privacy Officer at (785) 452-7313 because you must complete a Request for Disclosure Restriction/Accommodation form to provide us with the
information that we need to process your request. If you self-pay for a service and do not want your health information to go to a third party payor, we will not send the information, unless it has already been sent, you do not complete payment, or there is another specific reason we cannot accept your request. For example, if your treatment is a bundled service and cannot be unbundled and you do not wish to pay for the entire bundle, or the law requires us to bill the third party payor (e.g., a governmental payor), we cannot accept your request. We do not have to agree to any other restriction. If we have previously agreed to another type of restriction, we may end that restriction. If we end a restriction, we will inform you in writing.
3.
If you were a patient receiving services from this provider, how would you rate this NPP on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being Excellent and 1 being Terrible. Explain your rating. 8 – I do believe there were areas that could have been better explained but overall I think it was done in a way that everyone can understand.
4.
Is this NPP up-to-date with the the requirements? If not, what discrepancies or missing elements did you find in the NPP?
It was revised on July 15, 2022
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