World Hearing's Privacy Policy
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
Federal law § P. L. 104-191 – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires our practice to ensure the privacy of your personal health information. The law also requires us to give you this notice about your privacy rights, our privacy practices, and our legal duties regarding your health information. We must follow the privacy practices described in this notice. The law takes effect on April 14, 2003.
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. This notice is provided in two forms. This form (display copy) briefly summarizes how we handle your health information. The other form provides further details of our privacy policies and procedures.
How we may use and disclose your health information. We use health information about you for treatment, to get paid for treatment, for administrative purposes, and to evaluate the quality of care that you receive. For example, your health information may be shared with other providers to whom you are referred. Information may be shared by paper, mail, electronic mail, or other methods. We may use or disclose your health information without your authorization for several reasons. But beyond those situations, we will ask for your written authorization before using or disclosing your health information. If you sign an authorization to disclose information, you can later revoke it to stop any future uses and disclosures.
Your rights. In most cases, you have the right to look at or get a copy of your health information that we use to make decisions about you. If you request copies, we may charge you a cost-based fee. You also have the right to request a list of certain types of disclosures of your information that we have made. If you believe your health information is incorrect or information is missing, you have the right to request that we correct the existing information or add the missing information.
Our legal duty. We are required by law to protect the privacy of your health information, provide this notice about our privacy practices, follow the privacy practices that are described in this notice, and seek your acknowledgment of receipt of this notice. We may change our privacy policies any time. Before we make a significant change in our policies, we will change out notice and post the new notice in the waiting area. You can also request a copy of our notice at any time. For more information about our privacy policies, contact the person listed below.
Privacy complaints. If you are concerned that we have violated your privacy rights, our privacy policies, or if you disagree with a decision we made about access to your health information, you may contact the person listed below. You may also send a written complaint to the U.S. Department of Health Services. The person listed below can provide you with the appropriate address upon request.
The complete version of this notice will be available at our network hearing professional's offices for your review. Mr. Vallo 1-866-236-7722.
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