Privacy Policy


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.

Protecting your Privacy

Protecting your privacy and your medical information is at the core of our business. We recognize our legal and ethical obligation to keep your information secure and confidential whether on paper or in an electronic form. At BCG Oncology, privacy is one of our highest priorities.

How We Might Use Your Medical Information

We will use your medical information for providing treatment, such as by looking at your paper or electronic records to use your medical history for current treatment; and/or for payment, such as when a payer requests copies of your medical information to pay a claim; and/or for healthcare operations, such as for internal auditing. We may contact you to help provide you with information concerning your health.

Keeping Your Information

Keeping the medical and health information we have about you secure is one of our most important responsibilities. We value your trust and handle your information with care. Our employees access information about you only when necessary to provide treatment, verify eligibility, obtain authorization, process claims and otherwise meet your needs. We may also access information about you when considering a request from you or when exercising our rights under the law or any agreement with you.

We safeguard information during all business practices according to established policies and procedures and we continually assess new technology for protecting information. Our employees are trained to understand and comply with these information principles.

Working to Meet Your Needs through Information

In the course of doing business, we collect and use various types of information, like name and address and specific claims information such as your diagnosis. We use this information to provide service to you, to process your claims and to bring you health information that might be of interest to you and help you stay healthy.

Keeping Information Accurate

Keeping your health information accurate and up-to-date is very important. You have the right to inspect and copy your medical information. If you believe the health information we have about you is incomplete, inaccurate or not current, please contact us. Although we reserve the right to disagree with your request, we will take appropriate action to correct any erroneous information as quickly as possible through established policies and procedures.

How and Why Information is Shared

We limit who receives information and what type of information is shared. Patient-specific personally identifiable data is released only when required to provide a service for you and only to those with a need to know (other physicians, hospitals and other entities directly or indirectly involved in your health care), or with your authorization. Data is released with the condition that the person receiving the data will not release it further, unless you give permission.

Sharing information within BCG Oncology, PC. We may share information within our company to deliver you health care services and related information, appointment reminders and educational programs.

Sharing information with companies that work for us. To help us offer you our services, we may share information with companies that work for us, such as claim processing and mailing companies and companies that deliver health education and information directly to you. These companies act on our behalf and are obligated contractually to keep the information that we provide them confidential.

We are required by law to release your personal medical information to your legal representative, the Secretary of Health and Human Services as necessary to make sure your privacy is protected, for public health activities (such as reporting disease outbreaks) or as otherwise required by law. If we receive a subpoena or similar legal process demanding release of any information about you, we will attempt to notify you unless we are prohibited from doing so. Except as required by law or as described above, we do not share information with other parties, including government agencies without your authorization.

Except as mentioned above, you may place restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your health information. You may revoke your authorization to disclose your medical information at any time. You have the right to ask for a complete accounting of disclosures that were not authorized or otherwise permitted as listed above.

Third Parties and Advertisers

BCG Oncology does not share any customer information with third-party marketers who offer their products and services to our patients.

Count on Our Commitment to your Privacy

You can count on us to keep you informed about how we protect your privacy and limit the sharing of information you provide to us, whether it's at our office, over the phone or through the Internet.

About this Notice

We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your medical information and to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and responsibilities. You may request a copy of this notice at any time. We are required by law to follow the terms of this notice. We reserve the right to change and amend our notice of privacy and to make the new notice of privacy effective for all of our medical information.

March 1, 2005

 

 
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