At K. Payne M.D., 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 you receive at our office, and we are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI) and to provide you with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices.
We may use and disclose your PHI for the following purposes:
Treatment: We may use your medical information to provide you with medical treatment or services. We may disclose information to other doctors, nurses, or personnel who are involved in your care.
Payment: We may use and disclose your information so that the treatment and services you receive at our office may be billed to and payment may be collected from you, an insurance company, or a third party.
Health Care Operations: We may use and disclose your medical information for office operations. These uses and disclosures are necessary to run our office and make sure that all of our patients receive quality care.
Appointment Reminders & Communications: We may use and disclose your information to contact you as a reminder that you have an appointment or to provide information about your care, including via secure communication methods.
You have the following rights regarding the medical information we maintain about you:
Right to Inspect and Copy: You have the right to inspect and copy medical information that may be used to make decisions about your care.
Right to Amend: If you feel that medical information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend the information.
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request an “accounting of disclosures.” This is a list of the disclosures we made of your medical information.
Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the medical information we use or disclose about you for treatment, payment, or health care operations.
Right to Request Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location.
We reserve the right to change this notice. We reserve the right to make the revised or changed notice effective for medical information we already have about you as well as any information we receive in the future. We will post a copy of the current notice in our office and on our website.
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our office or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. All complaints must be submitted in writing. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.
