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Non-Disclosure & Confidentiality Policy
This
section is for online forms, documents and/or any other potential
information that may contain sensitive information to PFMS, the
submitting party, or both.
Healthcare Compliance Internal Resources (HCIR) and Physicians
Financial & Management Services, LLC (PFMS) requires that the
highest level of confidentiality be maintained in areas of client
and corporate information, patient records and personnel files. In
order to accomplish this goal, procedures exist to ensure proper
handling of that information as well as non-dissemination to those
who are not required to receive that information. These policies
are consistent with all relevant state, federal and local laws.
For more information on policies and
procedures for non-disclosure and confidentiality, refer to Section
1.7 in Employee Manual, or visit
www.physmgmt.com/confidentiality.htm
for more complete information on HCIR confidentiality.
The
submitting party(s) ("submitting party(s)") hereby agrees that all
organizational, financial and all other information ("Information")
that it has and will receive concerning HCIR compliance information
is confidential and will not be disclosed to any individual or
entity without prior written consent.
Information gathered based on assessments and/or investigations
shall remain the property of HCIR/PFMS and the organization of
inspection, and shall be returned to the organization of inspection
(with duplicates to be retained at HCIR location) promptly at its
completion. submitting party(s) acknowledges that no remedy of law
may be adequate to compensate Healthcare Compliance Internal
Resources (HCIR) for a violation of this Agreement and submitting
party(s) hereby agrees that in addition to any legal or other rights
that may be available in the event of a breach hereunder, Healthcare
Compliance Internal Resources (HCIR) may seek equitable relief to
enforce this Agreement in any Court of competent jurisdiction.
Receiving Party (PFMS/HCIR) shall hold and maintain the Confidential
Information in strictest confidence for the sole and exclusive
benefit of the Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall carefully
restrict access to Confidential Information to employees,
contractors and third parties as is reasonably required and shall
require those persons to sign nondisclosure restrictions at least as
protective as those in this Agreement. Receiving Party shall not,
without prior written approval of Disclosing Party, use for
Receiving Party’s own benefit, publish, copy, or otherwise disclose
to others, or permit the use by others for their benefit or to the
detriment of Disclosing Party, any Confidential Information.
Receiving Party shall return to Disclosing Party any and all
records, notes, and other written, printed, or tangible materials in
its possession pertaining to Confidential Information immediately if
Disclosing Party requests it in writing.
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