Advent Health Consent Form. Has anyone analyzed that crazy form?

[Baitball Blogger]

There's a pre-check form that you have to sign into and provide consent in order to move forward. I read it through and felt like they really leave you with no option. By the time we see that form the insurance has been picked and we're stuck on the program for a year. No where to go until next year when we change our insurance.

To me, it feels like that form tries to break Hipaa Rules. Crazy things, like they have the right to share our medical records with clergy and business partners. No way to opt out, though I'll do the ask when I go to the visit.

This is how it usually happens with me. In the nineties we went with an HMO which pulled us away from the doctor I liked and in the hands of a quack. And now, I found a doctor I liked and just a few years later, their practice when to Advent Health.

Crazy, crazy, crazy.

[niyad]

1. Clergy? What possible justification could they have for that? Isn't there someplace

where you can report this as a HIPAA violation?

[Baitball Blogger]

2. If someone gives me an address, I'll send them a copy of the consent form.

Someone should look over that process.

[Hekate]

3. Address

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint/index.html

Filing a Complaint
If you believe that a HIPAA-covered entity or its business associate violated your (or someone else’s) health information privacy rights or committed another violation of the Privacy, Security, or Breach Notification Rules, you may file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). OCR can investigate complaints against covered entities (health plans, health care clearinghouses, or health care providers that conduct certain transactions electronically) and their business associates.

In accordance with the Office for Personnel Management's and CDC's guidelines on COVID 19, HHS personnel are teleworking. OCR is committed to handling your complaint as quickly as possible. However, for faster processing we strongly encourage you to use the OCR online portal to file complaints rather than filing via mail as our personnel on site is limited.
Complaint Process

Anyone can file a complaint if they believe there has been a violation of the HIPAA Rules. Learn what you'll need to submit your complaint online or in writing.
File a Complaint Online

File your complaint electronically via the OCR Complaint Portal.
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[Baitball Blogger]

4. Thank you!

I'll go over the consent form and highlight the areas that I found concerning and ask them if they're forcing us to sign a consent form that breaks HIPAA.

[Hekate]

5. Best of luck. I very much hope you get results. The biggest red flag is "clergy"...

This is because of the knock-down drag-out battles the RWNJs have waged to ensure that nothing to do with women’s sex-lives is covered — those are the “conscience clauses” that allow doctors, nurses, and even pharmacists to refuse to sell you contraceptives or Plan B or Morning After pills.

Don’t worry, though — Viagara’s still on.

[MyMission]

6. Advent health is run by 7th day adventists

You asked what possible justification, and I had that thought.
I don't agree, but perhaps they want to be able to inform clergy so they can counsel and offer prayers and support. There were some good suggestions on this thread about how to respond.
I hope the op can remove the offending clauses before signing.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

7. United healthcare is run by mormons

I have them and they are skimming off medical assistance by being a "provider". They tried to wheedle out paying for my transgender treatment.
BuT I called medical assistance directly and they snapped the fucking bigot mormons in line.

Religious organizations DO NOT belong in anything related to healthcare. Keep your bullshit in your church stay in your lane fuckers.