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HIPAA
Notice
Release of Medical Records
Website Privacy Policy
Your privacy is as important to us as it is to you. Rest assured
that Solantic is committed to treating and using your personal health
information responsibly. This notice describes the information we
collect, how and when we use or disclose that information, and your
rights as they relate to your protected health information.
Understanding Your Personal Health Information
Each time you visit Solantic, a record of your visit is made which
typically contains your symptoms, examination and test results,
diagnoses, treatment, and referral information. This medical record
may be used in some of the following ways:
- To plan your care and treatment and to communicate to other
health professionals who contribute to your care
- As a legal document describing the care you received
- As a way for you or a third-party payer to verify that services
billed were provided to you
- As a tool in educating health professionals
- As a source of data for medical research or of public health
officials
- As a source of data for our business planning, evaluation and
marketing
Understanding what is in your record and how your health information
is used, helps you to be sure it is accurate, understand why others
may access your health information, and make more informed decision
when authorizing disclosure to others.
Your Health Information Rights
Although your health record is the physical property of Solantic,
the information belongs to you. You have the right to:
- Obtain a paper copy of this notice of information practices
- Inspect and copy your health record as provided for in 45 CFR164.524
- Amend your health record as provided in 45 CFR 164.528
- Obtain an accounting of disclosures of your health information
as provided in 45 CFR 164.528
- Request communication of your health information by alternative
means or at alternative locations
- Request a restriction on certain uses and disclosures of your
information as provided by 45 CFR 164.522, and
- Revoke your authorization to use or disclose health information
except to the extent that action has already been taken.
Solantic's Responsibilities
- Maintain the privacy of your health information
- Provide you with this notice as to our legal duties and privacy
practices with respect to information we collect and maintain
about you
- Abide by the terms of this notice
- Notify you if we are unable to agree to a requested restriction,
and
- Accommodate reasonable requests you may have to communicate
health information by alternative means or at alternative locations
We reserve the right to change our practices and to make the new
provisions effective for all protected health information we maintain.
We will not use or disclose your health information without your
authorization, except as described in this notice.
If you have questions and would like additional information, you
may contact Solantic's Human Resources Manager at (904) 223-2330.
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you can file
a complaint with the HIPAA Officer or with the Office for Civil
Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence
Avenue, S.W., Room 509F, HHH Building, Washington, D.C. 20201.
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If you need copies of medical records from Solantic, please print
and complete this form, and bring it to the attention of the
Center Manager at the Solantic where you were treated.
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Your privacy is as important to us as it is to you. Rest assured
that any personal information you provide us with via this website,
including your e-mail address, will never be sold or rented to any
third party without your expressed permission.
If you provide us with any personal or contact information in order
to receive anything from us, we may collect and store that personal
data.
In some instances, we may partner with a third party to provide
services such as newsletters, health or company updates, and in
such case, we may need to provide your contact information to said
third parties. This information, however, will only be provided
to these third-party partners if you specifically request these
communiqués, and the third party will not use your information
for any other reason than to provide the information you have requested.
We do not automatically collect your personal e-mail address simply
because you visit our site.
While we may track the volume of visitors on specific pages and
download information from specific pages, these numbers are only
used as a whole and without any personal information. This aggregate
demographic information may be shared with our partners, but it
is definitely not linked to any personal information that can identify
you or any visitor to our site.
By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of personal
information as detailed in this Privacy Pledge. Any changes to this
Privacy Policy will be made public on this site so you will know
what information we collect and how we use it.
Surveys
We may occasionally conduct surveys on this site, and participation
in these surveys should always be viewed as completely voluntary.
Any information collected via these surveys will only be used to
help us provide you with better service in the future.
Security
We make every effort to secure any information submitted through
our site, however, please be aware that any information you send
via email may not be secure and we do not take responsibility for
any information sent to us via email.
Links on our Site
Our site may contain links to other outside websites. We cannot
take responsibility for the privacy policies or practices of these
sites and we encourage you to check the privacy practices of all
internet sites you visit.
Site Accuracy
While we make every effort to ensure that all the information provided
on our website is correct and accurrate, we make no warranty, express
or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or timeliness, of the
information available on our site. Solantic is not liable to anyone
for any loss, claim or damages caused in whole or in part, any of
the information provided on our site.
Copyrights
Copyright © 2002 - 2008, Solantic. All rights Reserved. All content,
including text, copy, images, graphics, animation files, audio/video
files are subject to copyright protection.
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