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PHI Privacy Policy
Statement on PHI and the website https://centerfamilyandmarriagetherapy.com/ and qualitative research on the effectiveness of ChatGPT in mental health wellness (see PDF viewer below to read online or download research article):
Free versions of ChatGPT Virtual Assistants Portia, Mark, Alex, and Cindy do not gather personal information from visitors except their names. Adherence to HIPAA regulations is necessary when handling and storing Personal Healthcare Information (PHI). The mobile app (Dr. Karen's) collects e-commerce payment details for paid and free membership versions of ChatGPT, such as Alex's mood scaler and self-reporting monitoring log. Paid services on this website, such as group therapy sessions and post-master's level graduate clinicians seeking clinical supervision or e-commerce products, collect billing information. When engaging in general online searches, social media interactions, or chats, you should refrain from disclosing and exposing your PHI. ChatGPT hosted on this website or through the mobile app will never ask for your sensitive information, including passwords. ChatGPT may ask for your first name to remember you on your next visit. Please refer to the section titled "Examples of PHI" below.
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What Is the Privacy Rule?
The Privacy Rule mandates that protections be in place to safeguard the privacy of health information. The rule also establishes rights that patients have related to their information, such as the right to obtain a copy of health information, review it, and ask for corrections.
What Is Protected Health Information (PHI)?
PHI is any personally identifiable material that directly relates to patients' healthcare. Anonymized statistics collected on contact forms are outside the scope of HIPAA compliance and are not considered PHI.
Examples of PHI
Here are some examples of information collected for physician medical records where HIPAA regulations apply, and HIPAA-compliant web forms/contact forms would be necessary:
- Any part of a name;
- Any location information that is more specific than the state, such as a street address, town, or county
- The months and days of any patient services or events (birthdate, date of treatment, etc.), although the year is unprotected.
- Any email addresses, telephone or fax numbers belonging to the patient;
- Social Security numbers;
- The number identifying the record;
- Numbers associated with health insurance or plans;
- The ID number for the account;
- Numbers associated with state registrations or licenses;
- Car tags or vehicle identification numbers;
- Any data related to particular computers, including serial numbers;
- URLs specific to individual patients;
- IPs of patient devices;
- Anything classifiable as biometric and that identifies the individual, such as a fingerprint;
- Photographs in which a person's face is visible; and
- Any other features or numbers that directly relate to the patient.
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