In consideration for utilizing VNS Health I certify that I am a Physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of New York, and I agree as follows:
This Physician Portal Agreement is for the purpose of allowing physicians to review the electronic records of their patients who are receiving the services of VNS Health and its affiliates, to authenticate their medical orders via the portal, and to facilitate physician-agency communication regarding patient service.
The Portal System user will use and disclose protected health information in accordance with the requirements for covered entities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The Portal System user will hold all information in strictest confidence in the processing and storage of all data.
Only authorized personnel will have access to electronic data accessible via the portal or to any data printed from the portal. Patient information will be accessible only as appropriate to a particular physician’s portal and its authorized users.
Each authorized portal user will be assigned an individual password or access code by VNS Health and will complete a signed statement that no one else will be allowed to use his or her computer key. Signed staff security statements and pass code identification files will be secured and maintained in the physician’s office. Information via remote terminals will be filtered through these passwords and security checks creating an audit trail to identify individual users when necessary.
Only an authorized practitioner may authenticate home health care patients’ orders per CMS regulation. Under no circumstances will the physician’s office staff member authenticate or authorize medical orders on behalf of the physician using the physician’s password. As a user of this portal system, and signatory to this agreement, I hereby agree to these terms of usage.