Privacy Policy

Your Information. Your Rights. Our Responsibilities.

This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can access this information. Please review it carefully.

Your Rights

• Get a copy of your paper or electronic medical record.
• Correct your paper or electronic medical record.
• Request confidential communication.
• Ask us to limit the information we share.
• Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared your information.
• Get a copy of this privacy notice.
• Choose someone to act for you.
• File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated.

Your Choices

• Tell family and friends about your condition.
• Provide disaster relief.
• Include you in a hospital directory.
• Provide mental health care.
• Market our services and sell your information.
• Raise funds.

Our Uses and Disclosures

We may use and share your information as we:

• Treat you.
• Run our organization.
• Bill for your services.
• Help with public health and safety issues.
• Do research.
• Comply with the law.
• Respond to organ and tissue donation requests.
• Work with a medical examiner or funeral director.
• Address workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests.
• Respond to lawsuits and legal actions.

Your Rights (Detailed)

When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights. This section explains your rights and some of our responsibilities to help you.

Get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record

• You can ask to see or get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record and other health information we have about you. Ask us how to do this.
• We will provide a copy or a summary of your health information, usually within 30 days of your request. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee.

Ask us to correct your medical record

• You can ask us to correct health information about you that you think is incorrect or incomplete. Ask us how to do this.
• We may say “no” to your request, but we’ll tell you why in writing within 60 days.

Request confidential communications

• You can ask us to contact you in a specific way (for example, by home or office phone) or to send mail to a different address.
• We will say “yes” to all reasonable requests.

Ask us to limit what we use or share

• You can ask us not to use or share certain health information for treatment, payment, or our operations. We are not required to agree to your request, and we may say “no” if it would affect your care.
• If you pay for a service or health care item out-of-pocket in full, you can ask us not to share that information of payment or our operations with your health insurer. We will say “yes” unless a law requires us to share that information.

Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared information

• You can ask for a list (accounting) of the times we’ve shared your health information for six years before the date you ask, who we shared it with, and why.
• We will include all the disclosures except those about treatment, payment, health care operations, and certain other disclosures. We’ll provide one accounting a year for free but charge a reasonable, cost-based fee if you ask for another one within 12 months.

Get a copy of this privacy notice

You can ask for a paper copy of this notice at any time, even if you have agreed to receive the notice electronically. We will provide you with a paper copy promptly.

Choose someone to act for you

• If you have given someone medical power of attorney or if someone is your legal guardian, that person can exercise your rights and make choices about your health information.
• We will make sure the person has this authority and can act for you before we take any action.

File a complaint if you feel your rights are violated

• You can complain if you feel we have violated your rights by contacting us.
• We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Our Responsibilities

• We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.
• We will let you know promptly if a breach may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.
• We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice and give you a copy.
• We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you tell us we can in writing. If you tell us we can, you may change your mind anytime. Let us know in writing if you change your mind.

Changes to the Terms of this Notice

We can change the terms of this notice, which will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be available upon request in our office and on our website.