Oxford Eye Clinic & Optical provides this consent to comply with the Privacy Regulations issued by the Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
We understand that your medical information is personal to you, and we are committed to protecting the information about you. As our patient, we create medical records about your health, our care for you, and the services and/or items we provide to you as our patient. By law, we are required to make sure that your protected health information is kept private.
This is a summary of and consent for the privacy practices and patient care at Oxford Eye Clinic & Optical and serves as a condensed version of our Notice of Privacy Practices. You have the right to review our Notice before signing this Consent upon request. The terms of our Notice may change and you may obtain a revised copy by contacting our office.
If you ever believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with either provider of our clinic or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. All complaints must be submitted in writing. You will not be penalized for filing complaints.
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
How will we use or disclose your information? Here are a few examples: For vision, medical eye treatment or referral, to obtain payment and file insurance, in emergency situations, for appointment and patient recall reminders, to run our practice more efficiently and ensure all our patients receive quality care, prevent serious threats to health safety, for workers’ compensation programs, in response to certain requests arising out of lawsuits or other disputes.
You have certain rights regarding the information we maintain about you. These rights include: The right to inspect and copy, the right to amend, the right to an accounting of disclosures, the right to request restrictions, the right to request a paper copy of this notice, the right to request confidential communications.
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. Oxford Eye Clinic & Optical may condition treatment upon the execution of this consent.
Additionally, by signing this form, you acknowledge that by presenting yourself as a patient or child you consent for vision and medical eye care by the doctors and staff of Oxford Eye Clinic & Optical. You hereby grant full authority to the optometrists and their respective assistants to administer and perform any and all drugs, treatments, test, or diagnostic procedures to or upon me, which may be advised, or necessary.
This information and Notice of Privacy Practices is made available on request.