The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) issued an approving Determination and Order that approved the corporate affiliation between the West Penn Allegheny Health System and Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates, which preceded the creation of the Allegheny Health Network. As a condition of the PID order, Highmark Health has adopted the Competitively Sensitive Information (CSI) Policy throughout Highmark Health to protect CSI against inappropriate access, use, or disclosure among members of the Highmark Health workforce.
Competitively Sensitive Information Policy
Federal regulations require us to provide you with a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Notice of Privacy Practices. The Notice explains how your protected health information (PHI) may be used or disclosed. It also explains your rights to this information under the law. Please review the Notice carefully.
AHN Notice of Privacy Practices
This policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and secure your personal information when you access and interact with our websites, mobile applications, and related digital assets. This policy does not apply to Protected Health Information. Notices governing Allegheny Health Network’s processing of Protected Health Information are available within our Notice of Privacy Practices.
Digital Privacy Policy
Política de Privacidad Digital
Allegheny Health Network (“AHN”) participates in an organized health care arrangement (“OHCA”), as permitted by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), with Highmark Inc., an affiliated entity under common ownership and control with Allegheny Health Network. An OHCA is a framework that allows provider covered entities affiliated with Allegheny Health Network and health plan covered entities affiliated with Highmark Inc. to share protected health information about patients or members for joint healthcare operations of the OHCA. HIPAA recognizes the following categories of joint purposes for which identifiable information can be shared among OHCA participants: quality assessment and improvement, utilization review, and related activities.
The following statement describes the processing of Personal Data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation governing personal data collected from individuals in the European Union (EU).
If you would like more information about our privacy practices or are concerned that we may have violated your privacy rights, you can contact us using the following information:
Privacy Operations
120 Fifth Avenue Place, Suite 2114
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Toll free: 1-800-985-2050
