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Cement
and Concrete Workers
Your Personal Online Coach |
| We are proud to offer our members and health care providers
quality information on our website with ECLAIMS, an independent source
for health care quality information, you now have the power to better
manage your health. |
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| ECLAIMS, a web-based tool that gives you access to personalized
information and the right tools to make better health care decisions.
With all enhancements to our members/providers online services, now
members and their dependents can access their information and maintain
their privacy status, with a unique ID and password. |
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| With our member online services you can: |
• Check the status of claims
• Learn
about benefit eligibility
• Check premium billing information
• Check member’s updated information
• Check
contributions and benefits paid on behalf of the members by employers
• For providers only, enter claims and HCFA-1500, UB92, dental
forms |
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| how HIPAA
can help you: |
| The Privacy Rule ensures that your information is protected. |
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| The Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 became effective April 14,
2003. The objective of the Privacy Rule is to protect the privacy
and security of your private information. This rule insures that your
private information cannot be accessed without proper validation or
authorization. |
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| Here are some examples: |
| Example #1: A husband has
a policy that does not cover his wife as a dependent. The wife calls
Cement and Concrete to inquire about claim information pertaining
to her husband’s policy. Can the wife obtain this information? |
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| Answer: No. In this case,
the husband, who may want his wife to have access to his account information,
would have to obtain an Authorization for Disclosure of Protected
Health Information Form. Upon processing this form, the wife will
have authorization to obtain requested information. In the absence
of this form, the wife would not be able to access her husband’s
information. |
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| Example #2: A member wants
to review the private health information that Cement and Concrete
has on file for them. Are they able to do this? |
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| Answer: In this case, the
member would need to call or write Cement and Concrete to obtain a
Request for Access to Private Information Form. Upon processing this
form, the requested information may be forwarded to the member. |
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| Example #3: A member reviewed
their private information and noticed a discrepancy. How can this
discrepancy be corrected? |
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| Answer: In this case, the
member would call or write Cement and Concrete to obtain a Request
for Amendment of Private Information Form. Upon receipt of this form,
along with notations of information to be amended, the items will
be reviewed and a response sent to the member. |
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| Cement and Concrete understands that the implementation
of the HIPAA Privacy Rule may involve some inconvenience for our members.
However, realizing the ease with which identity and other information
can be stolen in this electronic information age, we believe that
you will find these minor changes beneficial to you and your family. |
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If you have any questions regarding
the HIPAA Privacy Rule, please call Cement and Concrete 1-718-762-6133. |
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