The Centers for Gastroenterology is dedicated to providing the highest quality care for patients in Northern Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska.
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW
YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY.
Your health information is personal and we are committed to protecting it. Your health information is also very important to our
ability to provide you with quality care, and to comply with certain laws. This notice applies to all records about your care that occurs
at our office, and to all medical information we keep about you. We are legally required to safeguard your protected health
information (PHI). In general PHI is personally identifiable information about your physical or mental health or condition, health
care, or the payment of your health care.
Effective Date: This notice and the practices described in it are effective April 14, 2003 and was amended on September 18, 2013.
HITECH Amendments:
Centers for Gastroenterology is including HITECH Act provisions to its Notice as follows:
HITECH Notification Requirements
Under HITECH, Centers for Gastroenterology is required to notify patients whose PHI has been breached. Notification must occur by
first class mail within 30 days of the event. A breach occurs when an unauthorized use or disclosure that compromises the privacy or
security of PHI poses a significant risk for financial, reputational, or other harm to the individual. This notice must:
(1) Contain a brief description of what happened, including the date of the breach and the date of the discovery;
(2) The steps the individual should take to protect themselves from potential harm resulting from the breach;
(3) A brief description of what Centers for Gastroenterology is doing to investigate the breach, mitigate losses, and to protect
against further breaches.
Access to E-Health Records
HITECH expands this right, giving individuals the right to access their own health record in an electronic format and to direct Centers
for Gastroenterology to send the e-health record directly to a third pa
Treatment of digestive diseases and disorders.
