At Devoted To Women, P. A., we are committed to treating and using protected health information about you responsibly. This Notice of Privacy Practices describes the personal information we collect and how we use or disclose that information. It also describes your rights as they relate to your protected health information. This Notice is effective 4/14/2003 and applies to all protected health information as defined by federal regulations. We are required by law to:
- Make sure that your personal and medical information that identifies to 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 is currently in effect.
If you have any questions about this Notice, Please contact Devoted to Women's Privacy Officer, Allison Kern, at 407-830-9000 Ext. 222.
Understanding Your Medical Record/Information
Each time you visit Devoted To Women, P.A.,we make a record of your visit. Typically, this record contains your symptoms, examination and test results, diagnoses, treatment and a plan for future care or treatment. This information, often referred to as your health or medical record, serves as a:
* Basis for planning your care and treatment;
* Means of communication among the many health professionals who contribute to your care;
* Legal document describing the care you received;
* Means by which you or a third-party payer can verify that services billed were actually provided;
* A tool in educating health care professionals;
* A source of data for medical research;
* A source of data for our business planning and marketing; and,
* A tool with which we can assess and continually work to improve the quality of care we render
and the outcomes we achieve.