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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) is a federal program that requires that
all medical records and other individually identifiable health
information used or disclosed by Northern Lights Pediatrics in
any form are kept confidential. As required by HIPAA, we have
summarized how we intend to maintain the privacy of your personal
health information. (PHI) We may use and disclose your medical
records for the following purposes: Treatment, Payment and Health
Care Operations.
~ Treatment may require that your information
be disclosed to other health professionals that are involved
in your care such as specialists to whom you have been referred.
~ Payment includes such activities as submitting
claims to your insurance company for reimbursement, confirming
eligibility or utilization review.
~ Health Care Operations include the business
aspects of running our practice such as internal quality review,
auditing functions or cost management analysis.
~ We may also contact you by phone, voicemail
or mail to provide you with appointment reminders or information
regarding your treatment.
Any other use and disclosure of your health information will
be made only with your written authorization unless already authorized
by law.
You have the following rights with respect to your protected
health information. ( PHI )
~ The right to reasonable requests to receive
confidential communications of your PHI.
~ The right to inspect and copy your PHI.
~ The right to receive an accounting of disclosures
of your PHI.
~ The right to request an amendment of your
PHI.
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