How does Occu-Med avoid HIPAA complaints?
Occu-Med assures that all private medical information transmitted is subject to an appropriately executed Authorization for Release of Information from the Medical Record form. Only the medical information authorized is reviewed and only authorized recipients will be provided the authorized medical information during the period of time that the authorization specifies. 9. Many medical providers do not recommend medically disqualifying applicants due to fear of lawsuits brought for discrimination against people with disabilities. Why is Occu-Med confident that its placement recommendations will not be challenged? Occu-Med has made more than a half million placement recommendations over a 30-year period, and the number of challenges to our recommendations is extremely small. This would not be such an accomplishment for most providers performing pre-placement screening, since most of them never recommend medically disqualifying anyone. However, Occu-Med’s recommendations for safety and ve
