hipaa

TERMS

HIPPA

YOUR RIGHTS

  • When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights.
  • Get an electric/paper copy of your medical record
  • Request confidential communications
  • You can ask us to contact you in a specific way (for example, 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 operations.
  • Get a list of people or organizations with whom we have shared your information
  • You can ask for a list (accounting) of the times we’ve shared your health information for six years prior to the date you ask, who we shared it with, and why.
  • Get a copy of this privacy notice as a patient/client
  • File a compliant if you feel your rights were violated

YOUR CHOICES

For certain health information, you can tell us your choices about what we share. If you have a clear preference for how we share your information in the situations described below, talk to us.

If you are a patient or client, you have some choices in the way that we use and share information as we:

  • 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 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