HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
Carolina Pediatrics of Wilmington, P.A - Notice of Privacy Practices.
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.
The purpose of this Detailed Notice is to inform you about your privacy rights and provide you with information on how Carolina Pediatrics of Wilmington, P.A. may use and disclose your personal health information. All Carolina Pediatrics of Wilmington employees, staff, personnel, and volunteers must follow the terms of this Notice. We are required by law to keep health information that identifies you private to the extent described in this Notice, follow the terms of this Notice and provide you with this Notice of Carolina Pediatrics of Wilmington's legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your personal health information.
Uses and Disclosures
Treatment:
Your health information may be used by staff members or disclosed to other health care professionals for the purpose of evaluating your health, diagnosing medical conditions, and
providing treatment. For example, results of laboratory tests and procedures will be available in your medical record to all health professionals who may provide treatment or who may be consulted by staff members.
Payment:
Your health information may be used to seek payment from your health plan, from other sources of coverage such as an automobile insurer, or from credit card companies that you may use to pay for services. For example, your health plan may request and receive information on dates of service, the services provided, and the medical condition being treated.
Health care operations:
Your health information may be used as necessary to support the day-to-day activities and management of Carolina Pediatrics of Wilmington. For example, information on the services you received may be used to support budgeting and financial reporting, and activities to evaluate and promote quality.
Law enforcement:
Your health information may be disclosed to law enforcement agencies to support government audits and inspections, to facilitate law-enforcement investigations, and to comply with government mandated reporting.
Public health reporting:
Your health information may be disclosed to public health agencies as required by law. For example, we are required to report certain communicable diseases to the state's public health department.
Health Information Exchange (HIE):
We participate with the North Carolina Health Information Exchange which is a medical record database where other providers involved in your care can access your medical information as long as they are also part of the same HIE. If you do not want your health information shared with the HIE you may visi https://hiea.nc.gov/patients and complete the opt-out form.
Business Associates:
We contract with other organizations to assist us in performing our services. We may share health information with them if they have signed an agreement promising to protect your health information.
Research:
We may participate in research projects in conjunction with clinical research groups. Federal regulations permit use of protected health information in medical research. We have agreements in place protecting your health information. You may opt out of clinical research opportunities by contacting the office manager.
Other uses and disclosures require your authorization.
Disclosure of your health information or its use for any purpose other than those listed above requires your specific written authorization. If you change your mind after authorizing a use or disclosure of your information you may submit a written revocation of the authorization. However, your decision to revoke the authorization will not affect or undo any use or disclosure of information that occurred before you notified us of your decision to revoke your authorization.
Additional Uses of Information.
Appointment reminders.
Your health information will be used by our staff to send you appointment reminders.
Information about treatments.
Your health information may be used to send you information that you may find interesting on the treatment and management of your medical condition. We may also send you information describing other health-related products and services that we believe may interest you.
