Privacy Policy & Terms of Use
Notice of Information Practices
Effective: September 23, 2013
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
How is Patient Privacy Protected?
At Hearts For Hospice, we understand that information about you and your health is personal. Because of this, we strive to maintain the confidentiality of your health information. We continuously seek to safeguard that information through administrative, physical and technical means, and otherwise abide by applicable federal and state guidelines.
How do we use and disclose health information?
When you are a patient of Hearts For Hospice, we use and disclose your health information for the normal business activities that the law sees as falling in the categories of treatment, payment and health care operations.
Treatment – We keep a record of each visit and/or treatment we provide to you. This record may include your test results, diagnoses, medications, and your response to medications or other therapies. We may disclose this information so that other doctors, nurses, and entities such as laboratories can meet your healthcare needs.
Payment – We document the services and supplies you receive when we are providing care to you so that you, your insurance company or another third party can pay us.
Health Care Operations – Health information is used to improve the services we provide, to train staff and students, for business management, quality improvement, and for customer service.
What are Hearts For Hospice’s Responsibilities?
- Maintain the privacy of your health information.
- Provide this notice of our duties and privacy practices.
- Abide by the terms of the notice currently in effect.
- Tell you if there has been a breach that compromises your health information.
What if I have a Complaint?
If you believe that your privacy has been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the Secretary of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. We will not retaliate or penalize you for filing a complaint.
Contact:
Abode Healthcare: 1099 Main Avenue, Suite 200, Durango, Colorado 81803