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Under applicable law, we are required to protect the privacy of your Individual health information (information we refer to in this notice as "protected health information"). We are also required to provide you with this notice, as it may be updated from time to time.
We are permitted to make certain types of uses and disclosures under applicable law for treatment, payment, and healthcare operation purposes. We may obtain Information to dispense prescriptions and for the documentation of pertinent Information in you records that may assist us In managing you medication therapy or your overall health. For treatment purposes, such as disclosure will take place in providing, coordination, or managing healthcare and its related services by one or more of your providers, such as when you pharmacies consults with your physician or a specialist regarding your medications, treatment, or condition.
For payment purposes, such as sue and disclosure will take place to obtain or provide reimbursement for providing pharmaceutical care services, such as when your case is reviewed to ensure that appropriate care was rendered. For reimbursement purposes, your PHI may be disclosed to one or several intermediaries employed by your plan sponsor including 'but not limited to insurers, pharmacy benefits managers, claims administrators and computer switching companies."
For healthcare operations purposes, such use and disclosure will take place in a number of ways, including for quality assessment and improvement; provider review training; underwriting activities; reviews and compliance activities; and planning, development, management, and administration. Your information could be used, for example, to assist in the evaluation of the quality of care that you were provided.
We store some of your PHI in electronic computer files and employ precautions to safeguard the integrity of your PHI. in spite at these precautions it is possible but unlikely that a computer crash or other technological failure could cause the loss of data. In addition, reasonable safeguards are employed to protect your PHI stored on electronic media.
We may use and disclose your PHI, without your authorization when the pharmacy needs to contact a physician or physician's staff and is permitted or required to do so without individual written authorization. We may use and disclose your PHI if we are contacted by another pharmacy who states they have your request and consent to transfer pharmacy records to them.
From time to time, we may employ the services of business associates who may assist us in one or more tasks, and who may use, change, or create PHI. Business associates are required to comply with all the privacy regulations on your behalf.
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We may disclose PHI about you without your authorization to comply with workers compensation laws, as required by law enforcement, legal proceedings, public health requirements, health oversight activities, and as required by law. Other uses and disclosures will be made only with your written authorization, and you may revoke your authorization by notifying us in writing.
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You may ask us to restrict uses and disclosures of your PHI to carry out treatment, payment, f healthcare operations, or to restrict uses and disclosures to family members, relatives, friends, or other persons identified by you who are involved in your care or payment for your care. However, we are not required to agree to your request.
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You have the right to requires the following with respect from your PHI; (1) inspection and copying; (2) amendment or correction; (3) an accounting of the disclosures of this Information by us (we are not required to account to you for the disclosures made for of this treatment, payment, operations, disclosures to you, disclosures to your caregivers, for notifications or as otherwise excluded by law); and (4) the right to receive a paper copy of this notice upon request. We may require you to pay for this request to cover our casts of copying, labor, and postage. In addition, you may request, and we must have accommodate the request, if reasonable, to receive communications of PHI by alternative means or at alternative locations. To make this request, or for further information please contact, in writing
Drug Plus Pharmacy
Suite #130, 1590 W Horizon Ridge Pkwy,
Henderson, NV 89012.
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We may use you name to reference your prescriptions and pharmaceutical care services. You may be required to sign a signature log form to acknowledge receipt of service, to acknowledge receipt of this notice of the disclosure of PHI as outlined herein. This Information may be disclosed by use by another person who asks for you or your prescriptions by name. You may restrict or prohibit theses uses and disclosures by notifying the pharmacy in writing of you restriction or prohibition. We are not required to honor those requests. We are able to provide treatment services to you even if you object to sign the acknowledgement of the receipt of this Notice or if we decide not to honor your request regarding the information of this document. In the event of an emergency or your incapacity, we will do in our reasonable judgment what is consistent with your known preference, and what we determine to be In your best Interest. We will inform you of any such uses or disclosures if uses and disclosures would require your signed authorization under such circumstances and give you an opportunity to object as soon as possible.
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We may disclose your personal representative PHI that is directly relevant to the person's involvement with your care or payment related to your care. If you are incapacitated, there is an emergency, or you object to this use or disclosure, we will do in our judgment what is In your best Interest regarding such disclosure and will disclose only the information that is directly relevant to the person's involvement with your healthcare. We will also use our judgment and experience regarding your best interest in allowing people to pick-up prescriptions, or other similar forms of PHI.
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We reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice and to make new Notice provisions effective for all PHI we maintain. You may receive a copy of this Notice by contacting us or upon receipt of pharmacy care services.
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If you believe that your privacy rights have been violated, you may complain to us at:
Drug Plus Pharmacy
Suite #130, 1590 W Horizon Ridge Pkwy,
Henderson, NV 89012.