| Our practice is committed to maintaining
the privacy of your protected health information (“PHI”),
while providing high quality medical care. In accordance with the
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (“HIPAA”)
we provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices (the “Notice”),
which describes how we may use and disclose your PHI, your privacy
rights regarding your PHI and our obligations concerning the use and
disclosure of your PHI. The following is a brief summary of what is
detailed in the attached Notice. This summary is for your convenience
and not a substitute for reading the entire Notice and does not modify
the terms of the Notice. |
Uses and Disclosures of Your Health Information |
We may use and disclose your health information
with others without your authorization to: • treat
you • get paid for services we provide to
you • run our medical practice
• remind you of appointments •
family and friends involved in your care •
tell you about other health benefits and services |
Other Uses and Disclosures of Your Health Information |
We may also use and disclose your health
information with others without your authorization for:
• health and safety reasons •
organ and tissue donation requests • military
purposes • lawsuits •
law enforcement requests • national security
reasons • coroner, medical examiner or funeral
director use • workers compensation requests
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All Other Uses and Disclosures of Your Health Information |
All other uses or disclosures of your
protected health information, outside of those listed in the Notice,
will only be made with your written authorization.
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Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information |
Subject to the terms and conditions described
in the Notice, you have a number of rights under state and federal
law to: • get a copy of your medical record
• change your medical record if you think it’s
wrong • get a list of whom we shared your health
information with • ask us to limit the information
we share • ask for a copy of our privacy notice
• write a letter of complaint to our medical practice
or the federal government if you believe your privacy rights have
been violated
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Our Obligations Regarding Your Health Information |
We are required by federal law to:
• maintain the privacy of your health information
• provide you with this Notice •
comply with the terms of the Notice, as currently in effect
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