BILTMORE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES SUMMARY

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a significant health care reform law that passed Congress in 1996 and became law in 2001. HIPAA primary purpose is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system, help providers access patient’s health care information, standardize the way the information is handled, and to ensure that Patient’s Health Information (PHI) remains strictly confidential.

Biltmore Medical Associates Freely Uses and Shares Your Patient Health Information (PHI):

For treatment
For payment
For our health care operations
To make sure we are providing good services
To let you know about other treatments or services
To remind you of appointments

Biltmore Medical Associates May Use and Share Your Patient Health Information (PHI) Without First Giving You an Opportunity to Agree or Object:

To comply with the law
To promote public health
To comply with court order, subpoena, or legal request for your PHI
To help law enforcement purposes
To determine cause of death or for purposes of identifying you, should you die
For organ, eye or tissue donation purposes
For medical research
To promote safety or prevent danger
To provide information to specialized government functions (military, national security and intelligence, and other heads of state)
To help correctional institutions or law enforcement authorities having lawful custody of you

Under HIPAA, You Have the Right:

To request restriction on use and disclosure of PHI
To request different ways to communicate with you
To see and copy your PHI
To request amendment of your PHI
To have disclosures made of your PHI
To have a copy of Biltmore Medical Associates Notice of Privacy Practices
To file a complaint about our Privacy Practices

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