We will also use our professional judgment and our experience with common practice to make reasonable inferences of your best interest in allowing a person to pick up filled prescriptions, medical supplies, x-rays, or other similar forms of health information. In the event of your incapacity or emergency circumstances, we will disclose health information based on a determination using our professional judgment disclosing only health information that is directly relevant to the person’s involvement in your health care. If you are present, then prior to use or disclosure of your health information, we will provide you with an opportunity to object to such uses or disclosures. Persons Involved in Care: We may use or disclose health information to notify, or assist in the notification of (including identifying or locating) a family member, your personal representative or another person responsible for your care, of your location, your general condition, or death. We may disclose your health information to a family member, friend or other person to the extent necessary to help with your healthcare or with payment for your healthcare, but only if you agree that we may do so. To Your Family and Friends: We must disclose your health information to you as described in the Patient Rights section of this Notice. Unless you give us a written authorization, we cannot use or disclose your health information for any reason except those described in this notice. Your revocation will not affect any use or disclosures permitted by your authorization while it was in effect. If you give us an authorization, you may revoke it in writing at any time. Your Authorization: In addition to our use of your health information for treatment, payment or healthcare operations, you may give us written authorization to use your health information or to disclose it to anyone for any purpose. Healthcare operations include quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competence or qualifications of healthcare professionals, evaluating practitioner and provider performance, conducting training programs, accreditation, certification, licensing or credentialing activities. Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your health information in connection with our healthcare operations. Payment: We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for services we provide to you. Treatment: We may use or disclose your health information to a physician or other healthcare provider providing treatment to you. We use and disclose health information about your for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. For more information about our privacy practices, or for additional copies of this Notice, please contact us using the information listed at the end of this Notice USES AND DISCLOSURES OF HEALTH INFORMATION You may request a copy of our Notice at any time. Before we make a significant change in our privacy practices, we will change this Notice and make the new Notice available upon request. We reserve the right to make the changes in our privacy practices and the new terms of our Notice effective for all health information that we maintain, including health information we created or received before we made the changes. We reserve the right to change our privacy practices and the terms of this Notice at any time, provided such changes are permitted by applicable law. This notice takes effect (04/01/03), and will remain in effect until we replace it. We are also required to give you this Notice about our privacy practices that are described in this Notice while it is in effect. We are required by applicable federal and state law to maintain the privacy of your health information. THE PRIVACY OF YOUR HEALTH INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT TO US. THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.
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