Privacy Policy

NOTICE OF PRIVACY POLICY PRACTICE SUMMARY

This summary discloses how health information about you may be used. A full notice of your privacy rights has also been provided to you. Orthopaedic Specialists uses health information about you for treatment, to obtain payment for treatment with your authorization as required (check your state laws), for administrative purposes, and to evaluate the quality of care that you receive.

Orthopaedic Specialists will not disclose your information to others unless you tell us to do so, or unless the law authorizes or requires us to do so. Orthopaedic Specialists may use your information to provide appointment reminders, information about treatment alternatives or other health-related issues.

Orthopaedic Specialists may disclose your information for public health activities, to funeral directors to enable them to carry out their activities, for organ and tissue donations, research, health and safety, governmental function in order to comply with workers compensation laws and regulations. a right to request restriction, report and retain a copy of your health record, request communication of your information by alternative means at alternative locations, revoke your authorization and request an accounting of you health records.

You may complain to the Privacy Officer and to the Department of Health and Human Services if you believe your privacy rights have been violated. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.

Orthopaedic Specialists must maintain the privacy of protected health information, provide your with notice of its legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your health information, abide by the terms of the notice, notify you if it was unable to agree to the requested restriction on how your information is used or disclosed, accommodate reasonable requests you may make to communicate with health information by alternative means or by alternative locations and obtain your written authorization to use or disclose your health information for reasons other than those listed above and permitted under law.

If you have any questions or complaints, please contact the Privacy Officer at (502) 212-2663.

I,________________________________________, understand that in the case that I may need someone other than myself to obtain medical information (medical records, prescriptions, or phone calls for examples) for me from the office, their names need to be listed BELOW.


Name of authorized person(s):

Patient signature or authorized representative:

Date:

Printed name if signed on behalf of patient (parent, legal guardian, personal representative, etc.)