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.
Protecting your privacy
Protecting your privacy and your medical information is
at the core of our business. We recognize our obligation
to keep your information secure and confidential whether
on paper or the Internet. At the Barber Center for Plastic
Surgery (hereinafter referred to as “the Practice”),
privacy is one of our highest priorities.
Keeping your information
Keeping the medical and health information we have about
you secure is one of our most important responsibilities.
We value your trust and will handle your information with
care. Our employees access information about you only
when necessary to provide treatment, verify eligibility,
obtain authorization, process claims and otherwise meet
your needs. We may also access information about you when
considering a request from you or when exercising our
rights under the law or any agreement with you. We safeguard
information during all business practices according to
established security standards and procedures, and we
continually assess new technology for protecting information.
Our employees are trained to understand and comply with
these information principles.
Working to meet your needs through information
In the course of doing business, we collect and use various
types of information, like name and address and claims
information. We use this information to provide service
to you, to process your claims and to bring you health
information that might be of interest to you.
Keeping information accurate
Keeping your health information accurate and up-to-date
is very important. If you believe the health information
we have about you is incomplete, inaccurate or not current,
please call or write us at the telephone numbers or addresses
listed below. We take appropriate action to correct any
erroneous information as quickly as possible through a
standard set of practices and procedures.
How - and why - information is shared
We limit who receives information and what type of information
is shared.
Revised: August 18, 2005
