Healthcare Operations definition

Healthcare Operations means administrative, financial, legal and quality improvement activities of a covered entity that are necessary to run its business and to support the core functions of treatment and payment.
Healthcare Operations means the provision of diagnostic and healthcare services and
Healthcare Operations means the provision of diagnostic and healthcare services and devices including, without limitation, hospitals, medical clinics, diagnostic testing locations, dentists, pharmacies, blood banks and blood drives, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, other healthcare facilities, healthcare suppliers, home

Examples of Healthcare Operations in a sentence

  • PHI must not be disclosed to or used by non-authorized individuals for purposes other than Treatment, Payment or Healthcare Operations (TPO).

  • Employers with 100 or more employees worldwide (“Employers”) must comply with the Ordinance for their covered San Francisco employees.Non-profit organizations are not covered if the majority of their annual revenue is program service revenue that is not unrelated business taxable income under 26 U.S.C. § 512, and the non-profit organization does not engage in Healthcare Operations, as defined below.

  • Healthcare Operations: The Practice may use or disclose, as needed, your PHI in order to support its business activities such as quality performance reviews regarding our services or the performance of our staff.


More Definitions of Healthcare Operations

Healthcare Operations means the provision of diagnostic and healthcare services and devices including, without limitation, hospitals, medical clinics, diagnostic testing locations, dentists, pharmacies, blood banks and blood drives, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, other healthcare facilities, healthcare suppliers, home healthcare services providers, mental health providers, or any related and/or ancillary healthcare services. “Healthcare Operations” also includes veterinary care and all healthcare services provided to animals. “Healthcare Operations” excludes fitness and exercise gyms and similar facilities.
Healthcare Operations means hospitals, clinics, dentists, doctors, physicians, nurses, medical assistants,· social workers, speech pathologists, diagnostic and therapeutic technicians and technologists, respiratory therapists, occupational and physical therapists, public health and community health workers, blood donation- related organizations, organizations collecting blood, organizations collecting plasma, organizations collecting platelets, reproductive health care providers, eye care centers (including those that sell glasses and contact lenses), substance abuse counselors, pharmacies, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, doctor offices, dentist offices, healthcare facilities, healthcare suppliers, home healthcare services providers, mental health providers, any ancillary healthcare services, research and laboratory services, hospital and laboratory personnel, walk-in health facilities, elder care, medical wholesale and distribution, veterinary care, veterinarians, animal health services, workers providing communicable disease testing, workers that perform critical clinical research needed for the communicable disease response, facilities licensed pursuant to state constitutional amendment, the design and construction of healthcare and research related facilities including businesses that support the function and care for healthcare entities, and manufacturers and distributors of personal protective equipment, durable medical equipment, or other equipment used in the provision of healthcare. This definition shall be construed broadly to avoid any impacts to the delivery of healthcare, broadly defined, however "Healthcare Operations" does not include fitness and exercise gyms, esthetician services, tattoo parlors, tanning facilities, spas, massage facilities, or similar facilities;
Healthcare Operations shall have the meaning set forth in 45 CFR 164.501.
Healthcare Operations. We may use or disclose, as needed, your PHI in order to support the business activities of our organization. These activities include, but are not limited to, quality assessment activities, employee review activities, accreditation activities, and conducting or arranging for other business activities. For example, we may disclose your PHI to accrediting agencies as part of an accreditation survey. We may also call you by name while you are at our facility. We may use or disclose your PHI, as necessary, to contact you to check the status of your equipment. We may use or disclose your PHI in the following situations without your authorization: as Required By Law, Public Health issues as required by law, Communicable Diseases, Health Oversight, Abuse or Neglect, Food and Drug Administration requirements, Legal Proceedings, Law Enforcement, Criminal Activity, Inmates, Military Activity, National Security, and Workers’ Compensation.
Healthcare Operations means Healthcare Operations as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 164.501, including conducting quality assessment and improvement activities, population-based activities relating to improving health or reducing Healthcare costs, and case management and care coordination; reviewing the competence or qualifications of Healthcare professionals, evaluating provider and health plan performance, training Healthcare and non-Healthcare professionals, accreditation, certification, licensing, or credentialing activities.
Healthcare Operations means any of those activities identified by Federal regulations at 45 C.F.R. § 164.501, as may be amended, including but not limited to, quality assessment and improvement, evaluations relating to the competence of treating providers or necessary administrative and management activities.
Healthcare Operations. We may disclose as needed, your protected health information in order to support the business activities of your physician’s practice. These activities include, but are not limited to: quality assessment, employee review, training of medical students, licensing, fundraising and conducting or arranging other business activities. For example, we may disclose your protected health information to medical school students that see patients at our office. In addition, we may use a sign-in sheet at the registration desk where you will be asked to sign your name and indicate your physician. We may also call you by name in the waiting room when your physician is ready to see you. We may use or disclose your protected health information, as necessary, to contact you to remind you of your appointment and inform you about treatment alternatives or other health-related benefits and services that may be of interest to you. If we use or disclose your protected health information for fundraising activities, we will provide you the choice to opt-out of those activities. You may also choose to opt back in. We may use or disclose your protected health information without your authorization in the following situations: as required by law, public health issues as required by law, communicable diseases, health oversight, abuse or neglect, food and drug administration requirements, legal proceedings, law enforcement, coroners, funeral directors, organ donation, research, criminal activity, military activity, national security, workers’ compensation, inmates and other required uses and disclosures. Under the law, we must make disclosures to you upon your request. Under the law, we must also disclose your protected health information when required by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate or determine our compliance with the requirements under section 164.500.