Your personal health information is crucial for us to be able to treat you. Your information (and you) will be treated with the utmost respect and privacy possible. We may obtain information from other sources (like other specialists), if you give us permission to do so.
Your information is needed to help diagnose (including testing) and treat you for your health conditions. Sometimes information is used for educational purposes. In this case, no identifying information is used. Information may also be shared with others you designate, like other physicians, your lawyer, the insurance company, etc. This will only be done with your written approval.
You may correct your personal health information if it will make a difference in your care. You may withdraw consent for us to use all or any part of your personal health information at any time. (This may limit our ability to help you, however, and can be discussed with your doctor, or the Privacy Contact person).
Your information can never be revealed to someone else, unless you are under the age of consent (and a parent gives approval), you have a substitute decision-maker who gives approval, you sign a Release of Information form, or the law requires us to. Your information is kept securely; electronic records are password protected and backed up on a regular basis. Paper files are kept behind locked doors.
