Privacy Notice
The privacy of your medical information is important to us. We understand that your medical information is personal and we are committed to protecting it.
OUR LEGAL DUTY TO YOU
Law requires us to:
We have the right to:
Notice of change to privacy practices:
USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR MEDICAL INFORMATION
For treatment:
We may use medical information about you to provide you with medical treatment or services. We may disclose medical information about you to doctors, nurses, technicians, medical students, or other people who are taking care of you. We may also share medical information about you to your other health care providers to assist them in treating you.
For payment:
We may use and disclose your medical information for payment purposes. A bill may be sent to you or a third-party payer. The information on or accompanying the bill may include your medical information.
Additional uses and disclosures:
We may use and disclose medical information to notify or help notify: a family member, your personal representative or another person responsible for your care. We will share information about your location, general condition, or death. If you are present, we will get your permission if possible before we share, or give you the opportunity to refuse permission. In case of emergency, and if you are not able to give or refuse permission, we will share only the health information that is directly necessary for your health care, according to our professional judgment. we will also use our professional judgment to make decisions in your best interest about allowing someone to pick up medicine, medical supplies, x-ray or medical information for you.
You have the right to:
Look at or get copies of certain parts of your medical information. There may be charges for copying and postage, if you want this mailed to you.
OUR LEGAL DUTY TO YOU
Law requires us to:
- Keep your medical information private.
- Give you a notice describing your legal duties, privacy practices, and your rights regarding your medical information.
We have the right to:
- Change our privacy practices and the terms of this notice at any time, provided that the changes are permitted by law.
- Make the changes in our privacy practices and the new terms of our notice effective for all medical information that we keep, including information previously created or received before the changes.
Notice of change to privacy practices:
- Before we make an important change in our privacy practices, we will change this notice and make the new notice available upon request.
USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR MEDICAL INFORMATION
For treatment:
We may use medical information about you to provide you with medical treatment or services. We may disclose medical information about you to doctors, nurses, technicians, medical students, or other people who are taking care of you. We may also share medical information about you to your other health care providers to assist them in treating you.
For payment:
We may use and disclose your medical information for payment purposes. A bill may be sent to you or a third-party payer. The information on or accompanying the bill may include your medical information.
Additional uses and disclosures:
We may use and disclose medical information to notify or help notify: a family member, your personal representative or another person responsible for your care. We will share information about your location, general condition, or death. If you are present, we will get your permission if possible before we share, or give you the opportunity to refuse permission. In case of emergency, and if you are not able to give or refuse permission, we will share only the health information that is directly necessary for your health care, according to our professional judgment. we will also use our professional judgment to make decisions in your best interest about allowing someone to pick up medicine, medical supplies, x-ray or medical information for you.
You have the right to:
Look at or get copies of certain parts of your medical information. There may be charges for copying and postage, if you want this mailed to you.