![]() These activities include, but are not limited to, quality assessment activities, employee review activities, licensing, and conduction or arranging for other business activities. ![]() Healthcare Operations: We may use or disclose, as needed, your protected health information in order to support the business activities of your physician’s practice. For example, obtaining approval for a hospital stay may require that your relevant protected health information be disclosed to the health plan to obtain approval for the hospital admission. Payment: Your protected health information will be used, as needed, to obtain payment for your health care services. For example, we would disclose your protected health information, as necessary, to a home health agency that provides care to you or to a physician to whom you have been referred to ensure that the physician has the necessary information to diagnose or treat you. This includes the coordination or management of your health care with a third party. Treatment: We will use and disclose your protected health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your health care and any related services. Your protected health information may be used and disclosed by your physician, our office staff and others outside of our office that are involved in your care and treatment for the purpose of providing health care services to you, to pay your health care bills, to support the operation of the physician’s practice, and any other use required by law. Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information Is information about you, including demographic information that may identify you and that relates to your past, present or future physical or mental health or condition and related health care services. It also describes your right to access and control your protected health information. This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how we may use and disclose your protected health information (PHI) to carry out treatment, payment or health care operation (TPO) and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law. THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.
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