Notice of Privacy Practice

Right to Notice

As a patient, you have the right to adequate notice of the uses and disclosures of your protected health information.  Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA), McPherson Eye Care can use your protected health information for treatment, payment and health care operations.

a)       Treatment- We may use or disclose your health information to a physician or other healthcare provider providing treatment to you.

b)       Payment- We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for services we provide you.

c)       Health care operations- We may use and disclose your health information in connection with our healthcare operations.  Healthcare operations include quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competency or qualifications of healthcare professionals, evaluating provider performance, conducting training programs, accreditation, certification, licensing or credentialing activities.

Your Authorization

Most uses and disclosures that do not fall under treatment, payment, healthcare operations will require your written authorization. Upon signing, you may revoke your authorization (in writing) through our practice at any time.

Marketing

We will not use your healthcare information for marketing communications without your written authorization.

Required By Law

We may also use or disclose your healthcare information when we are required to do so by law.

Abuse or Neglect

We may disclose your health information to appropriate authorities if we reasonably believe that you are a possible victim of abuse, neglect, domestic violence or the victim of other crimes.  We may disclose your health information to the extent necessary to avert a serious threat to your or other people’s health or safety.

National Security

We may disclose the health information of Armed Forces personnel to military authorities under certain circumstances.  We may disclose health information to authorized officials required for lawful intelligence, counterintelligence and other national security activities.  We may disclose health information of inmates or patients to the appropriate authorities under certain circumstances.

Appointment Reminders

We may use or disclose your health information to provide you with appointment reminder via phone, email or letter.

Your Rights as a Patient

You have the right to restrict the disclosure of your protected health information (in writing).  The request for restriction may be denied if the information is required for treatment, payment or healthcare operations.

-you have the right to receive confidential communications regarding your protected healthcare information.

-you have the right to inspect and copy your protected healthcare information.

-you have the right to amend your protected healthcare information.

-you have the right to receive an account of disclosures of your protected health care information.

-you have the right to a paper copy of this notice of privacy practices.

Legal Requirements

McPherson Eye Care is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information. We are required to abide by the terms of this notice as it is currently stated, and reserve the right to change this notice.  The policies in any new notice will not be in effect until they are posted to this site, or are available within our office.

Complaints

If you have complaints regarding the way your protected health information was handled, you may submit a complaint in writing to our office.  You will not be retaliated against in any manner for a complaint.

Contact Information

For further information regarding McPherson Eye Care’s privacy policy please click on the contact link and call or write the office.

For a printable copy click here.