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1290 Hospital Drive, Suite 5,
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
802-748-8126
580 St. Johnsbury Road, Suite L
Littleton, NH 03561
603-444-2484
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Notice of Privacy
Practices
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.
Uses and Disclosures of Health
Information - We seek your consent to use health information
about you for treatment, to obtain payment for treatment, for
administrative purposes and to evaluate the quality of care you
receive. You can revoke your consent at any time.
We may use or disclose identififiable health information about
you without your authorization for several reasons. Subject to
certain requirements, we may give out health information without
your authorization for public health purposes, for autditing
purposes, for research studies and for emergencies. We provide
information when otherwise required by law, such as for law enforcement
in specific circumstances.
In any other situation, we will ask for your written authorization
before disclosing any identifiable health information about you.
If you choose to sign an authorization to disclose information,
you can later revoke that authorization to stop any future uses
and disclosures.
We may change our policies at any time. Before we make a significant
change in our policies, we will change our notice in the waiting/reception
area. You can also request a copy of our notice at any time.
Individual Rights
- In most cases, you have the right to look at or get a copy
of health information about you that we use to make decisions
about you. If you request copies, we may also charge you for
that service. You also have the right to receive a list of instances
where we have disclosed health information about you for reasons
othe than treatment, payment or related administrative purposes.
If you believe that information in your record is incorrect or
if important information is missing, you have the right to request
that we correct the existing information or add the missing information.
Complaints - If
you are concerned that we have violated your privacy rights,
or you disagree with a decision we made about access to your
records, you may contact our practice administrator. You may
also send a written complaint to the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services.
Our Legal Duty
- We are required by law to protect the privacy of your information,
provide this notice about our information practices and follow
the information practices that are described in this notice.
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