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Gatti Health
Care, Inc. H.I.P.A.A. Compliance
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.
The Health Insurance
Portability & 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 us in any form, whether electronically, on paper or orally,
are kept properly confidential. This Act gives you, the patient,
significant new rights to understand and control how your health
information is used. "HIPAA" provides penalties for
covered entities that misuse personal health information.
Uses and
Disclosures
Treatment. Your health information
may be used by staff members or disclosed to other health care
professionals for the purpose of evaluating your health, diagnosing
medical conditions, and providing treatment. For example, results
of tests and procedures will be available in your medical record
to all health professionals who may provide treatment or who
may be consulted by staff members.
Payment. Your health information
may be used to seek payment from your health plan, from other
sources of coverage such as an automobile insurer, or from credit
card companies that you may use to pay for services. For example,
your health plan may request and receive information on dates
of service, the services provided, and the medical condition
being treated.
Health care
operations.
Your health information may be used, as necessary, to support
the day-to-day activities and management of Gatti Health Care,
Inc. & Affiliates. For example, information on the services
you received that may be used to support budgeting and financial
reporting, and activities to evaluate and promote quality.
Business
Associates.
Your health information may be disclosed to our business associates,
such as subcontractors, so they can perform the jobs we have
asked them to do. To protect your health information, we require
the business associate to appropriately safeguard your health
information.
Law enforcement. Your health information
may be disclosed to law enforcement agencies to support government
audits and inspections, to facilitate law-enforcement investigations,
and to comply with government-mandated reporting.
Worker's
Compensation.
Your health information may be disclosed to comply with worker's
compensation laws and other similar programs that provide benefits
for work-related injuries or illnesses.
Other uses and
disclosures require your authorization. Disclosure of your health
information or its use for any purpose other than those listed
above requires your specific written authorization. If you change
your mind after authorizing a use or disclosure of your information,
you may submit a written revocation of the authorization. However,
your decision to revoke the authorization will not affect or
undo any use or disclosure of information that occurred before
you notified us of your decision to revoke your authorization.
Individual
Rights
You have certain
rights under the federal privacy standards. These include:
* The right
to request restrictions on the use and disclosure of your protected
health information
* The right to receive confidential communications concerning
your medical condition and treatment
* The right to inspect and copy your protected health information
* The right to amend or submit corrections to your protected
health information
* The right to receive an accounting of how and to whom your
protected health information has been disclosed
* The right to receive a printed copy of this notice
Gatti Health
Care, Inc. & Affiliates Duties
We are required
by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information
and to provide you with this notice of privacy practices.
We also are
required to abide by the privacy policies and practices that
are outlined in this notice.
Right to
Revise Privacy Practices
As permitted
by law, we reserve the right to amend or modify our privacy policies
and practices. These changes in our policies and practices may
be required by changes in federal and state laws and regulations.
Upon request, we will provide you with the most recently revised
notice on any office visit. The revised policies and practices
will be applied to all protected health information we maintain.
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