Privacy Notice
SUMMARY OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.
PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
We understand that your medical information is personal to you, and we are committed to protecting the information about you. As our patient, we create medical records about your health, our care for you, and the services and/or items we provide to you as our patient. By law, we are required to make sure that your protected health information is kept private.
How will we use or disclose your information? Here are a few examples (for more detail please refer to the detailed Notice of Privacy Practices, available upon request):
Medical treatment
Research
To obtain payment for our services
To avert a serious threat to health or safety
Emergency situations Organ and tissue donation
Appointment and patient recall reminders
Worker?s Compensation
Health care operations Lawsuits and Disputes
Public health risks
Required by law
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a compliant with Sabal Eye Care or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. To file a complaint with Sabal Eye Care, contact our Practice Administrator. All complaints must be submitted in writing and you will not be penalized for filing a complaint.
PATIENT RIGHTS
You have the following rights regarding medical information we maintain about you:
Right to inspect and copy Right to a paper copy of this notice
Right to amend Right to request confidential communications
Right to an accounting of disclosures Right to request restrictions
For more information about these rights, please request a detailed Notice of Privacy Practices.
Effective Date: April 14, 2003
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.
PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
We understand that your medical information is personal to you, and we are committed to protecting the information about you. As our patient, we create medical records about your health, our care for you, and the services and/or items we provide to you as our patient. By law, we are required to make sure that your protected health information is kept private.
How will we use or disclose your information? Here are a few examples (for more detail please refer to the detailed Notice of Privacy Practices, available upon request):
Medical treatment
Research
To obtain payment for our services
To avert a serious threat to health or safety
Emergency situations Organ and tissue donation
Appointment and patient recall reminders
Worker?s Compensation
Health care operations Lawsuits and Disputes
Public health risks
Required by law
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a compliant with Sabal Eye Care or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. To file a complaint with Sabal Eye Care, contact our Practice Administrator. All complaints must be submitted in writing and you will not be penalized for filing a complaint.
PATIENT RIGHTS
You have the following rights regarding medical information we maintain about you:
Right to inspect and copy Right to a paper copy of this notice
Right to amend Right to request confidential communications
Right to an accounting of disclosures Right to request restrictions
For more information about these rights, please request a detailed Notice of Privacy Practices.
Effective Date: April 14, 2003