HIPAA Statement

HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, is a law that mandates health care providers protect the privacy of patients. Read our statement to learn more.

Statement

Notice of Privacy Practices for Patients of LifeSpring Pediatrics


THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.

Notice of Privacy Practices for Patients of LifeSpring Pediatrics


THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.


1.Purpose: LifeSpring Community Health follows the privacy practices described in this Notice. LifeSpring Community Health maintains your health information in records that are kept in a confidential manner, as required by law. LifeSpring Community Health must use and disclose or share your health information as necessary for treatment, payment, and health care operations to provide you with quality health care.


2.What Are Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations? Treatment includes sharing information among health care providers involved in your care. For example, your health care provider may share information about your condition with the pharmacist to discuss medications, or with radiologists or other consultants to make a diagnosis. LifeSpring Community Health may use your health information as required by your insurer or HMO to obtain payment for your treatment. LifeSpring Community Health may use and disclose your health information to improve the quality of care and for education and training purposes of UTHSCSA students, residents, and faculty.


3.How Will LifeSpring Community Health Use and Disclose My Health Information? Your health information may be used for the following purposes unless you ask for restrictions on a specific use or disclosure: Note: You will have the opportunity to refuse some of these communications about your health information, indicated by (*).

4.Your Authorization Is Required for Other Disclosures. Except as described above, we will not use or disclose your medical information, unless you allow LifeSpring Community Health in writing to do so. For example, we will not use your photographs for presentations outside LifeSpring Community Health without your written permission. You may withdraw or revoke your permission, which will be effective only after the date of your written withdrawal.


5.You Have Rights Regarding Your Health Information. You have the following rights regarding your medical information, if requested on the form(s) provided by LifeSpring Community Health:

6.Requirements Regarding This Notice. LifeSpring Community Health is required by law to provide you with this Notice. We will comply with this Notice for as long as it is in effect. LifeSpring Community Health may change this Notice, and these changes will be effective for health information we have about you, as well as any information we receive in the future.


7.Complaints. If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with LifeSpring Community Health or with the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. We will not penalize or retaliate against you in any way for making a complaint to the Department of Health and Human Services.