Privacy Act Information
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information.
At Apex Healthcare Services your privacy is our priority.
We follow strict federal and state guidelines to maintain the confidentiality of your medical (protected health) information.
Protected health information (PHI) is any information about your past, present or future health care, or payment for that care that could be used to identify you.
Members of our workforce and our business associates may only access the minimum amount of protected health information that they need to complete their assigned tasks.
Apex Healthcare Services, Inc. will use and disclose your protected health information to treat you, to obtain payment for services and to conduct normal business known as health care operations. We may also share information with a contracted business associate who must meet our privacy requirements. Examples of how we use and disclose your information include: Treatment - We document each visit and or/admission. This documentation may include test results, diagnoses and medications, and your response to medications and therapies. This allows your doctors, nurses and other clinical staff to provide the best care to meet your needs.
Payment - We document the services and supplies you receive at each visit or admission so that you or your payment source can pay us. We may tell your payer about upcoming treatments or services that require its approval.
Health Care Operations - Medical information is used to improve services we provide, train staff and students, and for business management, performance improvement and customer service.
You have the right to:
Request that we restrict how we use or disclose your medical information (we are not required to abide by your request)
Request that we use a specific telephone number or address to communicate with you.
Inspect and copy you medical information (fees will apply)
Request amendment to your medical information (Reason Required)
Receive an accounting of how your medical information was disclosed (excludes disclosures for treatment, payment, health care operations and some required disclosure; fees may apply)
Request must be in writing.