Privacy

Notice of Patient/Client Privacy Rights

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.

This notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by this United Medical Centers, whether made by the United Medical Centers or an associated provider. Our policies on protecting your health information extend to all professional authorized persons who have a need to know to provide care to you.  The policies apply to all areas of the Center including all Center staff, the front desk, billing and administration. It also applies to any entity or individual with whom we contract services, such as referral providers.

Your Protected Health Information

As our patient, we create paper and electronic medical records and documents concerning you and your health, as well as the care and services we provide to you. We need this record to provide continuity of care and to comply with certain legal requirements.  We are required by law to: 

• make sure that your protected health information is kept
• private, provide you with this Notice of Client Privacy Rights, containing our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to protected health information,
• follow the terms of this Notice currently in effect and make sure the law and your legal rights are in effect.
• to inform you that your protected health information is subject to electronic disclosure for purposes that are permitted or required by law, and
• to notify affected individuals following a breach of unsecured protected health information.