HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

BKB Medical Center is required by law to maintain the privacy of your Protected Health Information (PHI), to provide you with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to PHI, and to notify you following a breach of unsecured PHI. We are required to abide by the terms of this notice.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

We may use and disclose your health information for the following purposes:

• Treatment: We may use your health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare and related services, including consultations between healthcare providers regarding your care and referrals for treatment.
• Payment: We may use and disclose your health information to bill and collect payment for the services we provide, including verifying insurance coverage, submitting claims, and collecting outstanding balances.
• Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your health information for our healthcare operations, including quality assessment, staff training, compliance programs, audits, and business planning.
• As Required by Law: We will disclose your health information when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.
• Public Health Activities: We may disclose your health information for public health activities, such as reporting diseases, injuries, vital events, and conducting public health surveillance or investigations.
• Health Oversight Activities: We may disclose your health information to a health oversight agency for activities authorized by law, such as audits, investigations, inspections, and licensure.

Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

You have the following rights regarding your health information:

• Right to Inspect and Copy: You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your health information maintained by us.
• Right to Amend: You have the right to request that we amend your health information if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete.
• Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your health information.
• Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your health information.
• Right to Request Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about health matters in a certain way or at a certain location.
• Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice: You have the right to obtain a paper copy of this notice upon request.

Changes to This Notice

We reserve the right to change this notice and to make the revised or changed notice effective for health information we already have about you as well as any information we receive in the future. A copy of the current notice will be posted in our office and on our website.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our office or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.