KONIGSBERG PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS
Phone # 201.445.9000 Fax # 201.445.7400
612 Godwin Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07432
It is your responsibility to know whether our Practice participates with your particular health plan and program. Please provide this information to us in advance, and we will do our very best to comply with any reasonable requirements that your program may have. Some plans require a specific facility be used for your MRI, CT Scans, ultrasounds, or blood test Some programs require pre-authorization (We will get authorization for all surgical procedures, as well as MRI, CT Scans and Ultrasounds) Some insurance companies require that the PATIENTS notify them of any hospital admissions or trips to the ER.
Receiving Records You, the patient, are entitled to any and all records that pertain to your medical condition. For medical/legal reasons we never release the original records. Records are only released to the patient or someone that the person specifically designates to receive them. Copies of the office assessments, outside test results, and x-rays are available. Please note that there is a fee for copying records and X-
Our Notice of Privacy Practices provides information about how we may use and disclose protected health information about you. The Notice contains a Patient Rights section describing your rights under the law. You have the right to review our Notice before signing this Consent. The terms of our Notice may change. If we change our Notice, you may obtain a revised copy by contacting our office. You have the right to request that we restrict how protected health information about you is used or disclosed for treatment, payment or health care operations. We are not required to agree to this restriction, but if we do, we shall honor that agreement. By signing this form, you consent to our use and disclosure of protected health information about you for treatment, payment and health care operations. You have the right to revoke this Consent, in writing, signed by you. However, such a revocation shall not affect any disclosures we have already made in reliance on your prior Consent. The Practice provides this form to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA
The patient understands that: Protected health information may be disclosed or used for treatment, payment or health care operations. The Practice has a Notice of Privacy Practices and that the patient has the opportunity to review this Notice. The Practice reserves the right to change this Notice. The patient has the right to restrict the uses of their information but the Practice does not have to agree to those restrictions. The patient may revoke this Consent in writing at any time and all future disclosures will then cease. The Practice may condition treatment upon the execution of this Consent.
In order to protect your privacy, and in accordance with Federal Law, we do not leave confidential medical information on answering machines or with anyone other than the patient or patient's legal guardian without prior authorization. Please indicate your preference
We may leave detailed messages on your voicemail Do NOT leave detailed messages on any voicemail Permission to FAX medical instructions to my child's school