UAB HEALTH SYSTEM – UAB Hospital, The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital at Acton Road, UAB Health Centers, the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation P. C.( Health Services Foundation) owned and operated clinics, community physicians who are on the UAB Health System Medical and Dental Staff pursuant to the UAB Health System Medical and Dental Staff Bylaws.
NOTICE OF HEALTH INFORMATION PRACTICES
Effective Date: April 14, 2003 Dates Amended: April 1, 2006; September 23, 2013; March 1, 2014
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.
WHO WILL FOLLOW THIS NOTICE
This Notice describes the health information practices of certain members of the UAB Health System, including UAB Hospital, The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital at Acton Road, UAB Health Centers, the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation P. C.( Health Services Foundation) owned and operated clinics, and community physicians who are on the UAB Health System Medical and Dental Staff pursuant to the UAB Health System Medical and Dental Staff Bylaws( referred to as“ UAB Health System”). All these entities, sites, and locations follow the terms of this Notice. In addition, these entities, sites, and locations may share medical information with each other for treatment, payment, or health care operations purposes described in this Notice.
OUR PLEDGE REGARDING MEDICAL INFORMATION
We understand that medical information about you and your health is personal. We are committed to protecting medical information about you. We create a record of the care and services you receive at UAB Health System. We need this record to provide you with quality care and to comply with certain legal requirements. This Notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by the UAB Health System, whether made by clinic / hospital personnel or your personal doctor. This Notice will tell you about the ways in which we may use and disclose medical information about you. We also describe your rights and certain obligations we have regarding the use and disclosure of medical information. We are required by law to: � make sure that medical information that identifies you is kept private; � give you this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to medical information about you; � notify you in the case of a breach of your identifiable medical information; and � follow the terms of the Notice that is currently in effect.
HOW WE MAY USE AND DISCLOSE MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
The following categories describe different ways that we use and disclose medical information. Not every use or disclosure in a category will be listed. However, all of the ways we are permitted to use and disclose information will fall within one of the categories.
‣ For Treatment and Treatment Alternatives. We may use medical information about you to provide you with medical treatment or services. We may disclose medical information about you to doctors, nurses, technicians, medical residents or students, or other UAB Health System personnel or people outside our facility who are involved in taking care of you. For example, a doctor treating you for a broken leg may need to know if you have diabetes because diabetes may slow the healing process. In addition, the doctor may need to tell the dietitian if you have diabetes so that we can arrange for appropriate meals. Different departments of UAB Health System also may share medical information about you in order to coordinate the different things you need, such as prescriptions, lab work, and x-rays. We also may disclose medical
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