Privacy Policy

This notice describes how medical information associated with this medical practice about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information.

We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information and to provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to protected health information.

Uses and disclosures of protected health information for treatment, payment and health care operations

We will use your protected health information as part of rendering patient care, including treatment, payment and health care operations. The following are some, but not all, examples of the types of uses and disclosures that may be made by us:

Permitted uses and disclosures of protected health information that may require an objection

We may use or disclose your protected health information in the following situations unless you object to the use and/or disclosure. These situations include:

Other permitted and required uses and disclosures that may be made without your authorization or opportunity to object

We may use or disclose your protected health information in the following situations without your authorization or opportunity to agree or object. These situations include:

Your Rights

You have the right to inspect and copy your protected health information. You may inspect and obtain a copy of protected health information about you that is contained in a “designated record set” for as long as we maintain the protected health information. A “designated record set” contains medical and billing records and any other records about you that your physician and the practice uses for making decisions about you. You will be charged a reasonable fee for any copies of your records as allowed under state law.

You have the right to amend protected health information. You may request an amendment, in writing, of protected health information about you in a designated record set for as long as we maintain this information. In certain cases, we may deny your request for an amendment. If we deny your request for amendment, you have the right to file a statement of disagreement with us and we may prepare a rebuttal to your statement and will provide you with a copy of any such rebuttal.

You have the right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures we have made, if any, of your protected health information. This right applies to disclosures for purposes other than treatment, payment or healthcare operations.

Complaints

You may file a complaint with us by notifying our privacy contact of your complaint. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

You may contact our Privacy Officer, M. Michelle Hart, at 913.696.1154 or at mmhart@kc.rr.com for further information about the complaint process.

This notice was published and becomes effective on April 14, 2003.