Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)/HIPAA
I understand that ModernEYES Eyecare + Eyewear (referred to below as “This Practice”) will use & disclose health information about me.
I understand that my health information may include both created and received by the practice, may be in the form of written or electronic records or spoken words, and may include information about my health history, health status, symptoms, examinations, test results, diagnoses, treatments procedures, prescriptions and similar types of health-related information.
I understand and agree that This Practice may use and disclose my health information in order to:
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Make decisions about my plan for my care and treatment
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Refer to, consult with, coordinate among, and manage, along with other healthcare providers for my care and treatment
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Determine my eligibility for health plan or insurance coverage, and submit bill, claims and other related information to insurance companies or others who may be responsible to pay for some, or all, of my health care.
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Perform various office, administrative, and business functions that support my physician’s efforts to provide me with, arrange, and be reimbursed for quality, cost-effective healthcare.
I also understand that I have the right to receive and review a written description of how This Practice will handle health information about me. This written description is known as a Notice of Privacy Practices and describes the uses and disclosures of health information made, and the information practices followed by the employees, staff, and other office personnel of This Practice, and my rights regarding my health information.
I understand that the Notice of Privacy Practices may be revised from time to time, and that I am entitled to receive a copy of any Notice of Privacy Practices. I also understand that a copy or summary of the most current version of This Practice’s Notice of Privacy Practices in effect will be posted in waiting/ reception area. I understand that I have a right to ask that some, or all, of my health information may not be used or disclosed in the manner described in the Notice of Privacy Practices, and I understand that This Practice is not required by law to agree to such requests.
By signing below, I agree that I have reviewed and understand the information above, and that I have received a copy of the Notice of Privacy Practices upon request.