Privacy Policy

1. How We Handle Protected Health Information (PHI)

Padgett Medical Center uses PHI solely to support your treatment, coordinate care, process payments, and improve our healthcare operations. Examples include:

• Treatment: Sharing information with doctors, nurses, and other providers involved in your care.
• Payment: Using your PHI to bill and receive payment from you, your insurance company, or a third party.
• Healthcare Operations: Reviewing the quality of care, training staff, and performing internal audits.

We do not share your information for marketing purposes without your written consent. Your PHI is never sold or disclosed to unauthorized third parties. All PHI is stored securely using encryption, access control, and regular audits to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure.

2. Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

As a patient at Padgett Medical Center, you have the right to:

• Access Your Records: Request a copy of your medical records in paper or electronic format.
• Request Corrections: Ask us to correct incomplete or inaccurate information.
• Request Restrictions: Limit what information we share for treatment, payment, or operations.
• Confidential Communications: Ask us to contact you in a specific way (for example, at home or at work).
• Accounting of Disclosures: Receive a list of times we have shared your PHI, excluding certain routine disclosures.
• File a Complaint: If you believe your rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our Privacy Officer or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

3. Contacting Our Privacy Official

For questions about this privacy policy or to exercise your rights, please contact:

We reserve the right to update or change this privacy policy at any time, and any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.