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Patient Privacy
SummaryDetails of Privacy Practices
We are required by law to protect the privacy of your medical
information and to provide you with written NOTICE describing: HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND
HOW YOU CAN ACCESS THIS INFORMATION.
- We may use or disclose to others your medical information for
purposes of providing or arranging for your health care, the
payment for reimbursement of the care that we provided to you, and
the
related administrative activities supporting your treatment.
- We
may be required or permitted by certain laws, regulations, or circumstances
to use and disclose your medical information
for certain purposes without your authorization. Under other
circumstances we may need your written authorization (that you
may later revoke)
in order to use or disclose your medical information.
- As our
patient, you have important rights relating to inspecting and copying
your medical information that we maintain, amending
or correcting that information, obtaining an accounting of
our disclosures or your medical information, requesting that we
communicate with
you confidentially, requesting that we restrict certain uses
and disclosures of your health information, and complaining
if you
think your rights have been violated.
- We have available a
detailed NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES which fully explains your
rights and our obligations under
the law.
We may revise our NOTICE from time to time. The Effective
Date at
the bottom left hand side of this page indicates the date
of the most
current NOTICE in effect.
- You have the right to receive a
copy of our most current NOTICE in effect.
If you have not yet received a copy of our current NOTICE,
please ask at
the front desk and we will provide you with a copy.
- If you have
any questions, concerns or complaints about this NOTICE or
your medical information, please contact our PRIVACY OFFICER
at (503) 883-2535
Disclaimer: This site provides general educational information
on health topics and about health services for Linfield Students.
Its contents are not intended to diagnose, treat, or provide a second
opinion on any health problem or disease. See your health care practitioner
for specific medical assistance.
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