The HIPAA Privacy Rule allows you to make a complaint regarding a violation of your privacy rights by a covered entity. If you believe that a person, agency, or program covered under HIPAA violated your or someone else’s health information privacy rights, or committed another violation of the Privacy Rule...

WHO WE ARE: The Orange County Health Care Agency Office of Compliance addresses privacy questions, privacy complaints, and reports of potential privacy breaches as they relate to County Health Care Agency programs and those of County Health Care Agency contractors. WHAT WE DO: We assist with any privacy questions, but...

Read about downloading files . Click on the icon below to download the appropriate file. Authorization to Use or Disclose Protected Health Information (PHI) This authorization form may be used by you as a patient/client of the County to initiate a request to have PHI about you disclosed outside of...

All individuals have the following rights:  You have the right to be told how your healthcare professional will use your personal health information. Most health care professionals and health plans must give you a  notice of privacy practices . This notice tells you how your personal information about your health...

HIPAA is the acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that was passed by Congress in 1996. The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects the privacy of your health information. HIPPA says who can examine and receive your health information and gives you specific rights over that information. HIPAA is...

All County clients have certain rights with respect to their privacy. Your Protected Health Information, or PHI, is covered by HIPAA, and a variety of other state and federal laws. These laws require us to provide clients with a copy of our Notice of Privacy Practices if we are your...

IRIS QMS Personnel Action Notification (PAN) 05.22.25 Provider Position Matrix 02.28.25 NPI Quick Guide 08.31.23 Health Information Management (HIM) Homepage QMS Data Dashboard & System Metrics Homepage

Healthcare associated infections (HAI) are infections acquired during the course of treatment for other conditions in a healthcare setting. HAIs are commonly related to devices used in medical procedures, including catheters or ventilators, or infections of surgery sites. The Orange County Healthcare Agency is working with community healthcare facilities to...

The Orange County Health Care Agency Office of Compliance works with several other state and federal agencies to safeguard clients protected information. Below is a list of other sites individuals may find informative regarding privacy. County Privacy Office California Department of Health Care Services Office of HIPAA Compliance Responsible for...

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