I. 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.

       II. WE HAVE A LEGAL DUTY TO SAFEGUARD YOUR PROTECTED HEALTH

INFORMATION (PHI).

 

We are legally required to protect the privacy of your medical information, referred to in this document as “PHI” (protected health information). 

PHI includes information that can be used to identify you that we have received or created about your health condition, the provision of health care to you, or the payment for this health care. We must provide this Privacy Notice to you when requested by you.  It explains how, when and why we use and disclose your PHI. With some exceptions, we may not use or disclose any more of your PHI than is necessary to accomplish the purpose of the use or disclosure.

When State privacy are more stringent than HIPAA about how PHI may be used or disclosed, we comply with those State guidelines. 

We are legally required to follow the privacy practices that are described in this Notice. Since we are an indirect provider, our current Notice will be posted on our website dneybiopsy.com. However, we reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice and our privacy policies at any time. Any changes will apply to the PHI we already have. Before we make an important change to our policies, we will promptly change this Notice and post a new Notice.  You can also request a copy of this Notice from the contact person listed in Section V at any time and can view a copy of the Notice on our Web site at www.kidneybiopsy.com. 

          III. HOW WE MAY USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR PHI.

We use and disclose PHI for many different reasons. Below, we describe the different categories of our uses and disclosures and give you some examples of each category.  Not every use or disclosure in a category will be listed. 

              ·        for Treatment. 

We may use or disclose your PHI to provide you with medical treatment or services. We may disclose PHI about you to physicians, nurses, technicians, and other health care personnel who provide you with health care services or are involved in your care. For example, we may provide your PHI to your physician. 

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