THIS POLICY DESCRIBES HOW YOUR MEDICAL INFORMATION MAY BE USED AND POSSIBLY DISCLOSED, PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY.
Your protected and confidential health information (ie. identifiable information such as names, dates, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses and other demographic information) may be used or disclosed by us in one or more of the following aspects:
- To other health care providers (ie. dentist, surgeon, medical doctor) within the scope and related to your orthodontic care (eg. dental exams, cleanings, radiographs, surgery, etc.);
- To third party payers or spouses;
- To certifying, licensing and accrediting bodies in connection with obtaining certification, licensure or accreditation;
- To labs, accountants; bookkeepers; lawyers, etc.;
- Internally, to all staff who have any role in your treatment
- To other patients and third parties who may see or overhear incidental disclosures about your treatment, scheduling, etc.;
- To your family and friends involved in your treatment; and/or,
- We may contact you to provide appointment reminders or information about treatment alternatives or other health-related benefits and services that may be of interest to you.
Any other uses or disclosures of your protected health information will only be made after obtaining your written consent, which you have the right to revoke.
You have the right to:
- Request restrictions on the use and disclosure of your protected health information;
- Request confidential communication of your protected health information;
- Inspect and obtain copies of your protected health information upon request;
- Amend or modify your protected health information in certain circumstances.
We have the following duties under the privacy rules:
- To maintain the privacy of protected health information;
- To abide by the terms of our Privacy Policy that is currently in effect; and
- To advise you of our right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy and to make the new notice provisions effective for all protected health information maintained by us, and that if we do so, we will provide you with a copy of the revised Privacy Policy.
Please note that we are not obligated to:
- Honor any request by you to restrict the use or disclosure of your protected health information;
- Amend your protected health information if, for example, it is accurate and complete; or,
- Provide an atmosphere that is totally free of the possibility that your protected health information may be incidentally overheard by other patients and third parties.
