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.
1.
Our
responsibilities to safeguard
your protected health
information.
·
We are required by law to maintain
the privacy of your protected
health information.
·
We are required to provide you with
this notice about the hospital’s
legal duties and privacy
practices. This notice explains
how your protected health
information may be used, who it
may be disclosed to, and when it
may be disclosed. In each case,
the hospital staff may only
disclose the minimum necessary
protected health information to
accomplish the purpose of the
disclosure.
·
We are legally required to abide by
the terms of the privacy
practices described in this
notice.
·
We are required to tell you that the
hospital board and management
reserve the right to change the
terms of this notice and its
privacy policies at any time.
Any changes will apply to
the protected health information
previously created. Should an
important change be made to our
privacy practices, a revised
copy of the notice will be
posted in the hospital’s Front
Registration Desk and Emergency
Department Registration area on
the date it will go into effect.
A copy of the notice can be
obtained from the hospital’s
Privacy Officer at the address
listed in section five below or
viewed on the hospitals’ web
site
http://www.acrmc.com .
