隐私惯例

2003年4月1日生效2015年2月26日修订

The Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) protects the confidentiality of medical records and other personal health information.  The rule limits the use and release of individually identifiable health information; gives patients the right to access their medical records; restricts most disclosures of health information to the minimum needed for the intended purpose; and establishes safeguards and restriction regarding the disclosure of records for certain public responsibilities, 比如公共卫生, 研究及执法. Improper uses or disclosures under the rule are subject to criminal and civil sanctions prescribed in HIPAA.

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.  请仔细审阅.

全球最大赌博365网站.C. collects health information from you, and stores it in a chart and on a computer.  这是一份病历.  The medical record is the property of the 宾州全球最大赌博365网站.C. 但病历里的信息是属于你的.  全球最大赌博365网站.C. 保护您的健康信息隐私.  法律允许全球最大赌博365网站P.C. to use or disclose your health information for the following authorized purposes:

  • 协调治疗计划——e.g. 去配药
  • 支付服务- e.g. 为你的健康计划买单
  • 评估你得到的护理质量- e.g. to evaluate staff performance which may include conducting training programs in which students, trainees or practitioners in areas of health care learn under supervision to practice or improve their skills. This may also include students evaluating health care career options.
  • 研究- e.g. 研究药物对愈合过程的影响
  • 公共卫生- e.g. 预防或控制疾病、伤害或残疾
  • 卫生监督活动——e.g. 允许政府监督医疗保健系统, 政府项目, 以及遵守民权法
  • 器官和组织捐赠- e.g. to release information to organizations that handle organ procurement
  • 执法- .g. to identify or locate a suspect, fugitive, material witness or missing person
  • 紧急情况- e.g. to avert a serious threat to the health and safety of you, another person or the public
  • 囚犯- e.g. for the correctional institution to protect your health and safety
  • 营销和筹款——e.g. to send you information about products or services that we believe may be beneficial to you or to contact you for fundraising activities supported by our office. You may contact our 安全官 to request that these materials not be sent to you.
  • 法院命令- e.g. to provide medical information that is court ordered and or requested by law enforcement officials.

We may disclose your protected health information to our business associates that perform functions on our behalf or provide us with services if the information is necessary for such functions or services.  For example, we may use another company to perform billing services.  We will disclose only the minimum necessary amount of personal health information needed to accomplish the contracted duties.  All of our business associates are obligated under contract with us to protect the privacy of your information and are not allowed to use or disclose any information other than in a manner that would be permissible by 宾州全球最大赌博365网站.C. 所以.

没有其他用途或披露, except explicitly listed above in the Notice of 隐私惯例, 可以在没有个人授权的情况下进行吗.  You have the right to revoke such an authorization in writing and we will honor your request, except under uncontrollable circumstances in which we acted upon your initial authorization.

目前, your health information may be shared between health care providers and insurers by telephone, 传真, 邮件, 或者通过有限的计算机网络. These processes take time and may impose a burden on you or your provider but still not provide a complete record. South Dakota Health Information Exchange automates the process of searching. 它允许一个参与者(例如, a doctor) to locate records from another participant (for example, 医院)在几分钟内. This can be critical in an emergency and may result in your providers having a more complete and accurate health record.  All patients at 宾州全球最大赌博365网站C are automatically enrolled in this program.  访问网站www.pointofcaresd.有关此计划的更多信息, 包括如何选择退出,如果你选择不参加. 

个人权利 

您有权:

  • 要求检查和/或复制您的健康记录.
  • 要求对健康记录的披露作出说明.
  • 要求修改健康记录.
  • Request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures or the manner or method of protected health care information. 诊所不需要遵守所要求的限制.
  • Receive confidential communications of protected health care information under certain circumstances.
  • File complaints regarding privacy practices and/or unauthorized disclosure of protected health care information.
  • Be notified of a security breach that compromises the privacy of your protected health care information.
  • Require a health care provider to withhold from any health plan/insurer information pertaining to a treatment that the individual paid for out of pocket. It is the patient’s responsibility to notify the 全球最大赌博365网站 in advance when they wish for this to be done.
  • 对你的基因信息保密. We may not disclose any genetic information for insurance underwriting purposes.
  • Request a written copy of the health care organization’s privacy practices.

投诉

如果您担心我们侵犯了您的隐私权, and/or would like to express a concern regarding our privacy practices, you may report your complaint in writing to our 安全官 at the address listed below.  Ask for the 安全官 for assistance in filing a complaint. 

安全官 
宾州全球最大赌博365网站.C.
西八街1104号
扬克顿,SD 57078
(605) 665-7841

你也可以向美国移民局提交书面投诉.S. 卫生与公众服务部,地址如下.

美国.S. 卫生和公众服务部民权办公室
独立大道西南面200号
华盛顿特区20101
免费 1-877-696-6775

我们不会因为你的投诉而报复你.

我们的法律责任

法律要求我们保护您的信息隐私, 提供全球最大赌博365网站惯例的通知, 并遵循本通知中所述的指导方针.

我们保留随时更改政策的权利.  If a significant change is made to our policy it will be posted immediately in a conspicuous place in the clinic.