Notice of Privacy Practices
This notice describes how your medical information may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
This Facility is required by law to provide you with this Notice so that you will understand how we may use or share your information from your Designated Record Set. The Designated Record Set includes medical and billing records and is used, in whole or part, by or for the Facility to make decision about your health information referred to in this Notice as “Protected Health Information” (“PHI”) or simply “health information.” We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your PHI and to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices. If you have any questions about this Notice, please contact the Administrator.
Understanding Your Health Record and Information
Each time you are admitted to our Facility, a record of your stay is made containing health and financial information. Typically, this record contains information about your condition, the treatment we provide and payment for the treatment. We may use and/or disclose this information to:
- Plan your care and treatment
- Communicate with other health professionals involved in your care
- Document the care you receive
- Educate health professionals
- Provide information for medical research
- Provide information to public health officials
Understanding what is in your record and how your health information is used helps you to:
- Plan your care and treatment
- Communicate with other health professionals involved in your care
- Document the care you receive
- Educate health professionals
- Provide information for medical research
- Provide information to public health officials
How We May Use and Disclose Protected Health Information About You
The following categories describe the ways that we use and disclose health information. Not every use or disclosure in a category will be listed. However, all of the ways we are permitted to use and disclose information will fall into one of the categories.
For Treatment. We may use or disclose health information about you to provide you with medical treatment. We may disclose health information about you to doctors, nurses, therapists or other Facility personnel who are involved in taking care of you at a Facility. For example, a doctor treating you for a broken leg may need to know if you have diabetes because diabetes may slow the healing process. In addition, the doctor may need to tell the dietitian if you have diabetes so that we can plan you meals. Different departments of a Facility also may share health information about you in order to coordinate your care and provide you medication, lab work and x-rays. We may also disclose health information about you to people outside the Facility who may be involved in your medical care after you leave a Facility. This may include family members, or visiting nurses to provide care in your home.
We may use or disclose health information about you to provide you with medical treatment. We may disclose health information about you to doctors, nurses, therapists or other Facility personnel who are involved in taking care of you at a Facility. For example, a doctor treating you for a broken leg may need to know if you have diabetes because diabetes may slow the healing process. In addition, the doctor may need to tell the dietitian if you have diabetes so that we can plan you meals. Different departments of a Facility also may share health information about you in order to coordinate your care and provide you medication, lab work and x-rays. We may also disclose health information about you to people outside the Facility who may be involved in your medical care after you leave a Facility. This may include family members, or visiting nurses to provide care in your home.
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