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CANYON MEDICAL CENTER SUMMARY OF PRIVACY NOTICE (4-30-04)
The information contained in this summary is NOT a comprehensive
explanation of the mandated HIPAA privacy notice. It is meant to
assist patients with an additional understanding of the privacy
policies of Canyon Medical Center, Inc. Signing the
acknowledgement statement does not replace your signature of the
entire Privacy Notice which is displayed in our waiting room.
*HIPPA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996. It is a Federally mandated law that entitles the
patient to protection of their Protected Health Information
(PHI) and defines its acceptable uses for disclosure to others.
CANYON MEDICAL CENTER, Inc. may use your demographic or medical
PHI for the following reasons:
1.) Treatment of any kind, including disclosing information to
outside business associates such as laboratories or other
healthcare facilities and providers.
2.) Payment of any service provided by CMC, any provider
associated with our facility or any entity practicing as a
business associate to CMC.
3.) General Healthcare Operations such as employee training or
quality assurance.
4.) Any other reason required by law, public health reporting,
or Worker’s Compensation Compliance.
The reasons listed above are inclusive examples of the right to
disclose but are not a complete listing of CMC or it’s
provider’s rights to disclose.
*HIPPA provides the patient with right to request a restriction
of the disclosure or usage of their PHI for any reason. All
requests for restrictions must be made in writing to CMC’s
Privacy Officer/Contact Person. However, a request for
restriction must not be impeding to the care of the patient or
the ability of CMC to obtain payment;
*If patients believe there has been a violation of their privacy
rights implemented by HIPAA, they have the right to file a
complaint to CMC, the Department of Health and Human Services,
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