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NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
SUMMARY INFORMATION
This notice will provide you with information about how
Pocono Health System handles your confidential health information. The
notice is required by a federal privacy law, the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996 (also known by its acronym "HIPAA").
HIPAA protects information about you, or your medical condition, that
identifies you as a patient (sometimes referred to as "protected
health information"). This notice describes:
- The practices that Pocono Health System will follow
to protect the privacy of your protected health information,
- Pocono Health System's legal obligations regarding the
use or disclosure of your health information, and
- Your rights with respect to Pocono Health System's use
and disclosure of your protected health information.
This notice is effective on April 14, 2003.
Use of Your Protected Health Information: In
general, unless we have your permission, we cannot use or disclose your
protected health information for purposes that are unrelated to your
treatment, payment for services, or those that support our business activities
or operations. There are certain exceptions to this rule. For example,
we do not need your permission:
- To list you in our patient directory, or to disclose
your protected health information to family members; however, we will
inform you prior to any such disclosure and you will have the opportunity
to object to it; or,
- To make disclosures to public health authorities, to
report problems with medical devices or medications to manufacturers
and pharmaceutical companies, or to disclose your protected health
information to organizations involved in procuring, transplanting,
or banking organs.
Except for those uses and disclosures described in this
Notice of Privacy Practices, we will not use or disclose your protected
health information without your authorization. You have the right to
revoke your authorization at any time.
Your Rights:You have the right to make certain requests
of us related to your protected health information. For example you have
the right:
- To request that we restrict the uses and disclosures
of your health information
- To inspect and copy your medical records
- To request that we communicate with you in a particular
way (ex. via e-mail)
- To request that we amend health information that you
believe is incorrect
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