HIPAA

  • A federal law signed in August 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) calls for changes in health insurance, and in many health care transactions and administrative information systems and practices.

    More specifically, one section of the law deals with three main issues: (1) federal standards for electronic data interchange among health care providers and health plans; (2) federal privacy standards protecting the confidentiality and integrity of patient health information; and (3) federal security standards for protecting access to electronic and other health information.

    Although some of our practices did change as a result of HIPAA, in many cases these regulations contained provisions that were already required by state law or were already a part of our professional practice.

  • The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was signed into law on February 17, 2009, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology. Subtitle D of the HITECH Act addresses the privacy and security concerns associated with the electronic transmission of health information, in part, through several provisions that strengthen the civil and criminal enforcement of the HIPAA rules.

Online Privacy Statement

Preferred IPA of California is committed to protecting your privacy. This Online Privacy Statement applies to data collected by Preferred IPA through its Web site.

Throughout our Web pages, we provide links to other servers which may contain information of interest to our readers. We take no responsibility for, and exercise no control over, the organizations, views, or accuracy of the information contained on other servers. Creating a text link from your Web site to our site does not require permission.

Use of Links

This Web site is designed to be accessible to visitors with disabilities, and to comply with federal guidelines concerning accessibility.

Accessibility

SMS and Telemarketing Privacy Policy & Terms & Conditions

Effective Date: 3/14/25 

Preferred IPA of California (“we,” “us,” “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information when you opt in to receive SMS messages from us. 

Information We Collect 

When you opt in to receive SMS messages, we collect: 

  • Your name 

  • Phone number 

  • Relevant information for your specific needs 

  • Consent to send SMS messages 

How We Use Your Information 

We use your information to: 

  • Send you the SMS messages you’ve opted in to receive 

  • Provide material support and contact based on your specific needs 

  • Provide updates, notification, or other relevant content based on your preferences 

Sharing Your Information 

We do not share your phone number or SMS opt-in information with third parties for marketing purposes. 

Your Rights 

You can opt out of receiving SMS messages at any time by replying with “STOP” to any message we send you. 

Data Security 

We implement reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access or disclosure. 

Contact Us 

Members agree to receive customer care messages from Preferred IPA of CA. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. For help regarding direct communications, call member services at 818-660-6965 or email us at ms@preferredipa.com for support. 

We collect and store only the following information about you: the name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are connecting from an America Online account, or princeton.edu if you are connecting from Princeton University’s domain), the date and time you access our site, and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked to our site. We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors.

Reading or Downloading

We will occasionally update this privacy statement by posting a notice of such changes on this Web site prior to implementing the changes. We encourage you to periodically review this statement to be informed of how Preferred IPA is protecting your information.

Changes to This Privacy Statement