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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. If you have questions about this notice or our privacy
practices, please call Provena Health’s AlertLine at
At Provena Health, we care about your privacy and are committed to protecting and preserving it. We understand that health information about you is personal and that you may be concerned over how it is used. This Notice of Privacy Practices describes the limited ways in which Provena Health may use and disclose health information about you. It also describes your rights and our obligations with respect to personal health information. We promise to comply with the privacy practices described in this notice and to do our best to treat personal health information about you with the utmost care. This notice applies to all use and disclosure of health information about you that is made by health care professionals, staff, employees, students, trainees, volunteers and certain associates of Provena Health at each facility in the Provena Health system. It also applies to any sharing of information among Provena Health facilities and locations. Your personal doctor may have different policies regarding use and disclosure of health information about you. You should be sure to check with each of your personal doctors and obtain a copy of the notice of privacy practices applicable to their respective use and disclosure of health information. We are required by law and committed as an institution to maintain the privacy of protected health information and to provide individuals with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to protected health information. We are also required by law to comply with the terms and privacy practices stated in our notice that is currently in effect and we pledge to you that we will do so. Please review this notice carefully and feel free to contact us about how we use protected health information about you. How We Use and Disclose Information About You Special Situations Regarding Information Use and Disclosure Your Rights Concerning Health Information About You Other Uses and Disclosures of Information About You Complaints & Contact Information
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