HIPAA Violations
Violations of HIPAA include possible legal and financial punishments for anyone caught violating patient privacy. Those who do so for financial gain can be fined as much as $250,000 or spend as many as ten years in prison.
Questions about compliance
If you have further questions regarding compliance, please contact us at education@zerocancer.org .
Helpful Tips to Comply with HIPAA
• Never post information or details about a conversation you had with a program participant on any social media platform, regardless of your security settings.
• Do not share participant information to prayer lists (unless they specifically told you to add them and gave you their information to do so).
• If leaving a voicemail, leave only your basic information.
Do not mention ZERO, prostate cancer, prostate cancer support group, etc.
Since we do not know who has access to the voicemail we don't want to share information that could lead someone else to finding out a person's diagnosis
Example voicemail: "Hello, this is John Smith trying to reach John Doe. Please give me a call when you have the chance"
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