HIPAA Compliance

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU

MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.

PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY

Protected health information is information that identifies you as the patient. It has been collected from you or has been created or received by a health care provider (to include all The Man’s MD staff), a health plan, your or a healthcare clearinghouse. It relates to your physical or mental condition and is used in providing health care to you.

The Man’s M.D. responsibilities to you include the implementation of policies and procedures to ensure your health information remains private. The Man’s M.D. must.

⦁ Protect the privacy of the protected health information that it has or keeps about you.

⦁ Provide you with this notice, which delineates how we collect and maintain protected health information about you

The Man’s M.D. will not use or give out your information without your authorization, except as described in this notice. Each time you visit a hospital, physician, or other health care provider, a record of your visit is made. This information includes your symptoms, exam and test results, diagnoses, treatment and a plan for future care or treatment. This information serves as a:

⦁ Basis for authorizing payment for your care

⦁ Source of information that may be used to pay claims for your care

⦁ Legal proof of the care you receive

⦁ Means for you or others to verify that the service billed was received

⦁ Source data for medical research, in certain circumstances

⦁ Source of information for public health offices, who work to help improve the health of the state or nation

⦁ Source of data for quality management, disease management, health promotion and marketing