NOTICE: PATIENT
PRIVACY
We are required by law to protect the privacy of your
medical information and to provide you with written Notice
describing:
HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE
USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN ACCESS THIS INFORMATION.
• We may use or disclose to others
your medical information for purposes of providing or arranging
for your health care, payment for or reimbursement of
the care that we provide to you and the related administrative
activities supporting your treatment.
• We may be required or permitted
by certain laws, regulations, or circumstances to use and
disclose your medical information for certain purposes without
your authorization. Under other circumstances we may need
your written authorization (that you may later revoke) in
order to use or disclose your medical information.
• As our patient, you have important
rights relating to inspecting and copying your medical information
that we maintain, amending or correcting that information,
obtaining an accounting of our disclosures of your medical
information, requesting that we communicate with you confidentially,
requesting that we restrict certain uses and disclosures
of your health information, and complaining if you think
your rights have been violated.
•We have available a detailed NOTICE
OF PRIVACY PRACTICES which fully explains your rights and
our obligations under the law. We may revise our NOTICE
from time to time. The Effective Date at the top right hand
side of this page indicates the date of the most current
NOTICE in effect.
• You have the right to receive a
copy of our most current NOTICE in effect. If you have not
yet received a copy of our current NOTICE, please ask at
the front desk and we will provide you with a copy.
• If you have any questions, concerns
or complaints about the NOTICE or your medical information,
please contact the Center Manager of our office at 503-619-1100. |