Island IV and its medical staff understand that health information about you is very personal and we are mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to protect your health information. We create a record of the care and services you receive from us, and this record helps to provide you with quality care and to comply with certain legal requirements. This HIPAA notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by us, and informs you about the ways in which we may use and disclose information about you. We also describe your rights to the health information we keep about you, and describe certain obligations we have regarding the use and disclosure of your health information.
We are required by law to:
* Make sure that health information that identifies you is kept private
* Give you this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to health information about you
* Follow the terms of the Notice that is currently in effect
How we may use and disclose health information about you:
* For Payment
* For Healthcare operations
* To avert a serious threat to health and safety
* As required by the Military or Veterans and Workers Compensation
*Coroners, health examiners and funeral directors
*National Security and Intelligence activities
*Protective Services for the President and others
* Security Officials for Inmates