Your privacy and medical records
1. In accordance with section 6(1) of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act), all information collected in this practice is treated as ‘sensitive information’. To protect your privacy, The Gold Coast Centre For Bone & Joint Surgery Pty Ltd ACN 629 843 223 As Trustee For The Gold Coast Centre For Bone & Joint Surgery Trust (“The Gold Coast Centre For Bone & Joint Surgery”) operates in accordance with the Privacy Act and its Privacy Policy. A copy of our Privacy Policy is available free of charge from reception or on our website at http://www.gccbjs.com.au
2. Your doctor uses the information you provide to manage your health care which may include using the information for the following purposes (including instructing The Gold Coast Centre For Bone & Joint Surgery to use the information for the following purposes on your doctor’s behalf):
a. Collect, record and store my personal and health information that will form part of an individual computerised medical record.
b. Issue reminders for specific health checks I may require, if any, as part of my consultation with my doctor and/or nurse.
c. Provide me with health information updates, general medical updates and provide my personal and health information to the relevant state and/or national recall reminder registers.
d. Use my personal and health information to undertake, however not limited to; administrative tasks involved in the running of The Gold Coast Centre For Bone & Joint Surgery, and for my doctor, billing tasks which includes compliance with Medicare, Health Insurance Commission and other relevant Government agency requirements.
3. You can assist in maintaining the accuracy of your information by advising your doctor or reception of changes in your contact details.
4. Selected information may be disclosed to various other health care providers involved in supporting your health care management (e.g. pathology and imaging providers, your general practitioner, hospitals or other specialists and data analytics providers). You hereby acknowledge and consent to the disclosure and/or use of your personal health information by The Gold Coast Centre For Bone & Joint Surgery, your doctor and persons directly or indirectly involved in your personal health care or medical treatment for that purpose, including:
b. Disclosing my personal and health information to the relevant medical and allied health service providers involved in my care.
c. Disclosing de-identified personal and health information for research and quality assurance purposes undertaken by my doctor to improve the quality of both individual and community health care needs and practice management. The Gold Coast Centre For Bone & Joint Surgery will inform me when such activities are being conducted and give me the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of any involvement at any time.
d. Using my personal and health information by my doctor and other authorised individuals involved in my medical care and treatment, both directly and indirectly.
5. If you have any questions regarding the management of your personal health information or need to arrange access to your records, please ask reception or your doctor, as appropriate.
6. I am not obliged to provide information requested of me, but that my failure to do so may compromise the quality of care provided to me by my doctor.
7. I understand my right to access both my personal and health information held by The Gold Coast Centre For Bone & Joint Surgery, except in circumstances where access is legitimately withheld. If my personal and health information is to be used for any other purpose, other than what is set above, my further consent will be obtained.
8. I understand it is my responsibility to inform The Gold Coast Centre For Bone & Joint Surgery at the earliest of any changes to my personal and health information. If any information held about me is inaccurate, I may request to have this altered accordingly.
You hereby acknowledge and consent to the disclosure and/or use of your personal health information by The Gold Coast Centre For Bone & Joint Surgery and persons directly or indirectly involved in your personal health care or medical treatment for the purposes set out above.
If you have any questions regarding the management of your personal health information or need to arrange to access to your records, please ask reception or your doctor, as appropriate.