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If you want to use a third-party application (鈥淭hird-Party App鈥�) that connects to 最新糖心Vlog Community Health Plan to access your protected health information (鈥淧HI鈥�), please read this important information.

最新糖心Vlog Community Health Plan requires鈥疶hird-Party Apps鈥痶o provide us written confirmation that they meet certain requirements when accessing 最新糖心Vlog Community Health Plan member PHI. This is called an attestation. It also gives us confirmation that the鈥� Third-Party App鈥痯rovider agrees to specific requirements to keep PHI confidential and鈥痵ecure.

If the Third-Party App鈥痽ou want to use does not agree to our attestation or does not respond, we will notify you. You can change your mind about using the鈥疶hird-Party App鈥痶o get your PHI from us. If you do not respond promptly, letting us know if you鈥檝e changed your mind, then we will share your PHI with the Third-Party App, in accordance with applicable law. If the Third-Party App鈥痠s a risk to the security of 最新糖心Vlog Community Health Plan鈥檚 information systems, we will not allow the Third-Party App鈥痶o connect to our systems, and your PHI will not be shared with the Third-Party App. To protect your PHI, we recommend only using a鈥疶hird-Party Appthat has agreed to 最新糖心Vlog Community Health Plan鈥檚鈥痑ttestation.

It is important that you understand how a Third-Party App鈥痷ses and discloses your personal information, which may include PHI and other health information. It is also important that the Third-Party App鈥痽ou choose keeps your personal information private and secure. Below are some tips on information to look for and ask when choosing a Third-Party App.

• Do you understand how to use the Third-Party App鈥痶o access your personal鈥痠nformation?
• Does the鈥疶hird-Party App鈥痳equire the use of passwords for you to access your personal鈥痠nformation?
• Does the鈥疶hird-Party App鈥痟ave an easy-to-read Privacy Policy that clearly explains how the鈥疶hird-Party App鈥痺ill use and disclose your personal information? The Privacy Policy should explain how you will be informed of any changes to the policy. If the鈥疶hird-Party App鈥痙oes鈥痭ot鈥痟ave a Privacy Policy, we recommend that you choose a different鈥疶hird-Party App.
• What PHI and other personal information will the鈥疶hird-Party App鈥痗ollect? Will the鈥疶hird-Party App鈥痗ollect non-health information? Will the鈥疶hird-Party App鈥痗ollect other information from your mobile device, such as your location or information about your family and/or鈥痜riends?
• How does the鈥疶hird-Party App鈥痵tore and use your personal information? Where does the鈥疶hird-Party App鈥痵tore your personal information? For example, will your personal information be stored in the United States, or will it be transferred or accessed outside the United鈥疭tates?
• Does the鈥疶hird-Party App鈥痵ell or share your personal information with third parties? If it does, the Third-Party App鈥檚 Privacy Policy should explain why and to鈥痺hom.
• Can you limit how the鈥疶hird-Party App uses and discloses your personal鈥痠nformation?
• Does the鈥疶hird-Party App鈥痟ave reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect your personal鈥痠nformation?
• Does the鈥疶hird-Party App鈥痟ave a clear and easy-to-understand process to handle user鈥痗omplaints?

Your health information is very sensitive information, and you should understand how鈥疶hird-Party App 鈥痯rotect the privacy and security of your health information. We recommend that 最新糖心Vlog Community Health Plan members only use鈥疶hird-Party App with strong privacy and security standards to protect individuals鈥� health鈥痠nformation.

As a health care consumer, you have privacy rights that are protected under law. The federal law that gives you these protections is called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces HIPAA. HIPAA generally applies to covered entities that include health plans and health care providers, and 鈥渂usiness associates鈥� that provide service to those plans and providers. You can find more information about HIPAA鈥痑t:

To learn more about filing a complaint with OCR under HIPAA, please visit鈥疕HS Complaints.

It is important to understand that many鈥疶hird-Party App are not covered by HIPAA, particularly those that are offered directly to you as an individual, rather than through a health plan or provider. This means your health information will not be subject to the same privacy and security protections that health plans and providers must adhere to.鈥疶hird-Party App are regulated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the protections provided by the FTC Act; however, if the Third-Party App鈥痠s located outside the United States, the FTC may not able to fully protect your information. You can find more information from the FTC about mobile鈥疶hird-Party App privacy and security at鈥�FTC Mobile Apps. If you think a Third-Party App has misused or violated your privacy, you can file a complaint with the FTC using the FTC complaint assistance form at鈥�

Interoperability is an easy way to access and share your health information safely and鈥痵ecurely.

Interoperability means data sharing between the health care member/patient, the health insurance company (insurer), and software applications on smart phones or computers. As of July 1, 2021, health care insurers must provide members with easy, standard, and secured access to their health information from third-party鈥痑pps.

Health care insurance providers store member information on computers. Health information must be easily accessible as patients move from one health care provider to鈥痑nother.

Significance of Interoperability:

• Adheres to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)鈥痬andate
• The insured member has easy access to their health information while ensuring security鈥痵tandards
• Caregivers can access patient information; parents can access dependent health鈥痠nformation