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Privacy Policy
HIPAA PRIVACY
POLICY
Austin PET & Imaging Center
& Medical Imaging takes your privacy seriously. Below is our
HIPAA Privacy Policy.
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.
Austin PET & Imaging Center
& Medical Imaging uses health information about you for testing,
to obtain payment for testing, for administrative purposes, and
to evaluate the quality of care that you receive. Your health
information is contained in a medical record that is the
physical property of Austin PET & Imaging Center & Medical Imaging.
How Austin PET & Imaging Center May Use or Disclose Your Health
Information
For Testing or
Treatment: Austin PET & Imaging Center & Medical Imaging may use your health
information to provide you with medical testing, treatment or
services. For example, information obtained by a health care
provider, such as a physician, nurse, or other person providing
health services to you, will record information in your record
that is related to your testing or treatment. This information
is necessary for health care providers to determine what testing
or treatment you should receive. Health care providers will also
record actions take by them in the course of your testing or
treatment and note how you respond to the actions.
For Payment:
Austin PET & Imaging Center & Medical Imaging may use and disclose your
health information to others for purposes of receiving payment
for testing, treatment and services that you receive. For
example, a bill may be sent to you or a third-party payor, such
as an insurance company or health plan. The information on the
bill may contain information that identifies you, your
diagnosis, and treatment or supplies used in the course of
testing or treatment.
For Health Care
Operations: Austin PET & Imaging Center & Medical Imaging may use and
disclose health information about you for operational purposes.
For example, your health information may be disclosed to members
of the medical staff, risk or quality improvement personnel, and
others to:
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Evaluate
the performance of our staff.
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Assess the quality
of care and outcomes in your cases and similar cases.
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Learn how to improve
our facilities and services.
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Determine
how to continually improve the quality and effectiveness of
the health care we provide.
Appointments: Austin PET & Imaging Center & Medical Imaging may use your
information to provide appointment reminders or information
about treatment alternatives or other health-related benefits
and services that may be of interest to you.
Required by
law: Austin PET & Imaging Center & Medical Imaging may use and disclose
information about you as required by law. For example, Austin PET & Imaging Center may disclose information for the
following purposes:
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For judicial and
administrative proceedings pursuant to legal authority.
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To report
information related to victims of abuse, neglect or domestic
violence.
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To assist
law enforcement officials in their law enforcement duties.
Public
Health: Your health information may be used or disclosed for
public health activities such as assisting public health
authorities or other legal authorities to prevent or control
disease, injury, or disability, or for other health oversight
activities.
Decedents:
Health information may be disclosed to funeral directors or
coroners to enable them to carry out their lawful duties.
Research:
Austin PET & Imaging Center & Medical Imaging may use your health
information for research purposes when an institutional review
board or privacy board that has reviewed the research proposal
and established protocols to ensure the privacy of your health
information has approved the research.
Health and
Safety: Your health information may be disclosed to avert a
serious threat to the health or safety of you or any other
person pursuant to applicable law.
Government
Functions: Your health information may be disclosed for
specialized government functions such as protection of public
officials or reporting to various branches of the armed
services.
Workers’
Compensation: Your health information may be used or disclosed
in order to comply with laws and regulations related to Workers’
Compensation.
Other uses:
Other uses and disclosures will be made only with your written
authorization and you may revoke the authorization except to the
extent Austin PET & Imaging Center & Medical Imaging has taken action in
reliance on such.
Your Health
Information Rights
You have
the right to:
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Request a
restriction on certain uses and disclosures or your
information as provided by 45 C.F.R. §164.522 however,
Austin PET & Imaging Center & Medical Imaging is not required to agree
to a requested restriction.
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Obtain a paper copy
of the notice of information practices upon request.
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Inspect and obtain a
copy of your health record as provided for in 45 C.F.R.
§164.524.
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Request that your
health record be amended as provided in 45 C.F.R. §164.526.
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Request
communications of your health information by alternative
means or at alternative locations.
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Receive an
accounting of disclosures made of your health information as
provided by 45 C.F.R. §164.528.
Complaints
You may
submit a complaint to the Privacy Officer of Austin PET & Imaging Center &
Medical Imaging or you may submit a complaint to the Department
of Health and Human Services if you believe your privacy rights
have been violated. You will not be retaliated against for
filing a complaint.
Obligations
of Austin PET & Imaging Center & Medical Imaging
Austin PET & Imaging Center is required by law to:
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Maintain the privacy
of protected health information.
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Provide you with
this notice of its legal duties and privacy practices with
respect to your health information
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Abide by the terms
of this notice.
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Notify you if we are
unable to agree to a requested restriction on how your
information is used or disclosed.
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Accommodate
reasonable requests you may make to communicate health
information by alternative means or at alternative
locations.
Austin PET & Imaging Center reserves the right to change its
information practices and to make the new provisions effective
for all protected health information it maintains. Revised
notices will be made available to you by mail or upon your next
visit.
Contact
Information
If you have
any questions or complaints, please contact:
Austin PET & Imaging Center
Attn. Privacy Officer
11044 Research Blvd., Suite D100
Austin, TX 78759
Email:
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