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Billing Manual for Community Care Network Providers

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A facility or group practice name, status as a participant in <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong>’snetwork, business address, business telephone number, and services offered arenot considered confidential when disclosed <strong>for</strong> legitimate business purposes.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong>’s business data and in<strong>for</strong>mation considered confidential includes but isnot limited to:Salaries.Policies and procedures.Finances.Business plans.Practitioner, practitioner group, and facility participants in <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong>’s networkwhen such in<strong>for</strong>mation is not being released <strong>for</strong> legitimate business purposes.Proposals to potential or current customers.In<strong>for</strong>mation disclosed to <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> in confidence by a third party.In<strong>for</strong>mation including quality assurance, quality improvement and per<strong>for</strong>manceevaluation data and in<strong>for</strong>mation where practitioners, practitioner groups, or facilitiesare not individually identifiable.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> has an array of security provisions to protect confidential data andin<strong>for</strong>mation, including:Differential access based on job responsibilities to in<strong>for</strong>mation maintained in<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong>’s in<strong>for</strong>mation system.Physical lock and key arrangements.Electronic security systems.Mandatory compliance with <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong>’s Statement of Confidentiality.The following provisions are in effect <strong>for</strong> all <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> representatives:Divulging computer passwords and security system pass codes is prohibited.Building access codes and keys may not be shared with any individual who does nothave the right to such access codes or keys.All computers that have the ability to access confidential data or in<strong>for</strong>mation mustbe:• Protected with a confidential log-in password.• Turned or logged off at the end of the workday.• Protected with a confidential screen-saver password in the event that thecomputer is turned on and logged on while the computer user is away fromhis/her work area.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong>’s agents, contractors, employees, staff, and volunteers may notaccess or view confidential data or in<strong>for</strong>mation unless required by his/her duties orresponsibilities <strong>for</strong>, or on behalf of, <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong>. The “Statement of Confidentiality”includes a statement that an employee has access to sensitive and confidential<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Provider <strong>Manual</strong> | 1-888-251-CCBH | © 2012 All Rights Reserved | Page 173

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