NOTICE 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.

OUR PLEDGE REGARDING MEDICAL INFORMATION

We understand that medical information about you and your health is personal. We are committed to protecting medical information about you. We create a record of the care and services we provide. We need this record to provide you with quality care and to comply with certain legal requirements. This notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by South Denver Anesthesiologists, P.C. This notice will tell you about the ways in which we may use and disclose medical information about you. We also describe your rights and certain obligations we have regarding the use and disclosure of medical information.

HOW WE MAY USE AND DISCLOSE MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU

For Treatment. We may use medical information about you to provide you with medical treatment or services. We may disclose medical information about you to staff members or other healthcare professionals. For example, results of laboratory tests and procedures will be available in your medical record to all health professionals who may provide treatment or who may be consulted by staff members.

For Payment. Your health information may be used to seek payment from your health plan or from other sources of coverage such as an automobile insurer. For example, your health plan may request and received information on dates of service, the services provided, and medical condition being treated.

For Health Care Operations. We may use medical information about you in the business aspects of running our practice, such as conducting quality assessment and improvement activities, auditing functions, cost-management analysis and customer service. An example would be an internal quality assessment review.

Reminders and Treatment Alternatives. We may contact you prior to your procedure for a pre-operative assessment, and to discuss medication, fluid and food restrictions. Other reasons might include appointment reminders, treatment alternatives, or health-related benefits and services that may be of interest to you.

Individuals Involved in Your Care or Payment for Your Care. We may release medical information about you to a friend or family member who is involved in your medical care. We may also give information to someone who helps pay for your care. In addition, we may disclose medical information about you to an entity assisting in a disaster relief effort so that your family can be notified about your condition, status and location.

As Required By Law. We will disclose medical information about you when required to do so by federal, state or local law.

Workers' Compensation. We may release medical information about you for workers' compensation or similar programs. These programs provide benefits for work-related injuries or illness.

Public Health Risks. We may disclose medical information about you for public health activities as required by law. For example, we are required to report certain communicable diseases to the state's public health department.

Lawsuits and Disputes. We may disclose your medical information for any judicial or administrative proceeding. We may also disclose medical information about you in response to a subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process by someone else involved in the dispute.

 

Other than the circumstances described above, we will not disclose your health information unless you provide written authorization. You may revoke your authorization in writing at any time except to the extent that we have taken action in reliance upon the authorization.