Our Pledge Regarding Medical Information

We understand that medical information about you and your health is personal.  We are committed to protecting medical information about you.  We create a record of care and services you receive from our providers.  We need this record to provide you with quality care and to comply with certain legal requirements.  This notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by our providers.  This applies whether the care was provided in our office, in the hospital, in a nursing facility, over the phone or in any other manner.

This notice will tell you about the ways in which we may use and disclose medical information about you.  We also describe your right and certain obligations we have regarding the use and disclosure of medical information.  We are required to abide by the terms of this Notice of Privacy Practices, but reserve the right to change the Notice at any time.  Any change in the terms of this Notice will be effective for all Protected Health Information (PHI) that we are maintaining at that time.  If a change is made to this Notice, a copy of the revised Notice will be provided to all covered individuals.

The Law requires us to:

• Make sure that medical information that identifies you is kept private;
• Give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to medical information about you; and
• Follow the terms of the notice that are currently in effect.