“THIS
NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED
AND DISCLOSED AND
Understanding what is in your record and how your health information is used will assist you to: Ensure accuracy, better understand, who, what, when, where and why others may need access to your health information, make informed decisions when authorizing disclosure to others. YOUR
RIGHTS: The health record is the physical property
of the Windsor_ that compiled it. The information belongs to you.
Report
a problem - or if you have a question, or desire
additional information, you may contact Facility Privacy Contact:
Administrator at each facility or if you are not satisfied, contact:
Senior Corporate Privacy Official at: File a complaint if you think your privacy rights
have been violated. If you are not satisfied with the response
to your concern, you may file a written or oral complaint with
the Administrator. If your response is still a concern you may
file a complaint with the Corporate compliant hotline at Secretary
of Health and Human Services
The Facility is responsible to:
The Facility reserves the right to change our privacy practices and to make new practices known to you through our routine methods of communications to the latest address/contact provided.
Your health information will be used for the following: We will use your information for treatment. Information obtained by the physician/s, nursing, social, administrative staff or other providers of service will be recorded in your manual and/or computerized record. This information is used to plan your treatment and services as well as to document progress, events, plans of care, observations and evaluation of care and treatment, information for consultants, diagnostic services or for other providers on transfer to another Facility or other Health Facility. We will use your health information for payment. A bill may be sent to a third party such as Medicare, MediCal (Medicaid), Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO), and Insurance Companies or to you. At least some health information may be provided to the payee that identifies your demographic information, the diagnosis and additional health information to support the billing. We will use your health information for health care operations.
Business Associates: The Facility may use outside providers for some of the services that we provide through contracts/agreements. Some examples of these services are the use of specialty consultants; i.e., cardiology, radiology, etc., certain diagnostic tests that are not carried out by the Facility, or consultant educators who may use the specific information to carry out training for the Facility staff. Patient Location: Patient location will be provided (unless there is an opposing designation in writing) to those individuals who are determined to be legally authorized representative to obtain the information, responsible party; emergency contact, and in case of conservatorship application, the attorney representing the client. Notification and Communication: The Facility may use or disclose health information to notify or assist in notifying representatives as identified as a responsible party/emergency contact. The latest available address will be utilized. It is understood the information may be provided to you for appointments, results of tests, general information that would not be confidential via telephone, including voice mail message, email, fax, and written. The Facility may notify the responsible representatives of the appointments, special meetings to discuss care and treatment, at other times related to the condition/status of the patient. The Facility or the Corporation is not responsible for assuring the information is retained private once it is provided through agreed upon communication methods or when submitted to the name/s of the responsible party/emergency contact. Research: Disclosure of health information for the purposes of research shall only be made after documented approval for the research. Names of the individual will not be included unless there is a specific authorization. Funeral Directors and Coroner’s Office: In the event it is necessary we may disclose the health information to funeral directors and coroner’s office consistent with applicable laws as required for them to carry out their duties. Food and Drug Administration, Public Health and other required reporting: We may disclose health information to the extent that is required by law and in the best interest of the client and the requirements of the requesting agency. Workers Compensation and Employee Actions: Information may be disclosed to the extent only as required to carry out the required activities. The privacy of the resident/patient will be protected within the legal parameters of State. Law Enforcement: Disclosure of health information will be provided to the extent necessary to carry out the health and safety of the individual, i.e., general description of the person applicable health condition, special marks, clothing type, other identification data, and information as required by law based on the situation.
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