![]() ![]() – Communicating with patients about our services.Įxamples: (1) We may use your dental or medical information to conduct internal audits to verify that billing is being conducted properly. – Business management and administrative activities and – Arranging for legal or auditing services – Reviewing the competence of health care professionals – Conducting quality assessment and improvement activities Common operation activities include, but are not limited to: These uses are necessary to run our dental practice and to make sure patients receive quality care. Operations. We may use your dental or medical information for operational or administrative purposes. We may disclose dental or medical information about you to another health care provider or covered entity for its payment activities.Įxample: We may send your health plan coverage information to an outside laboratory that needs the information to bill for tests that it provided to you. (2) We may tell your health plan about a treatment you are going to receive to obtain prior approval or to determine whether your plan will cover the treatment. – Determining eligibility or coverage under a plan andĮxamples: (1) Your dental or medical information may be disclosed to an insurance company to obtain payment for services. Common payment activities include, but are not limited to: Payment. We may use dental or medical information about you for our payment activities. ![]() We may disclose your dental or medical information for the treatment activities of any other health care providers.Įxample: We may send a copy of your dental or medical record to a dentist, physician, oral surgeon, orthodontist, dental or medical professional, hospital or surgery center who needs to provide follow-up care. Treatment. We will use your dental or medical information to provide you with dental or medical treatment and services.Įxample: Your dental or medical information may be disclosed to dentists, nurses, hygienists, technicians, students, or other personnel who are involved in taking care of you. Your right to request a restriction is described in the section regarding patient rights below. If you are concerned about a possible use and/or disclosure of any part of your dental or medical information, you may request a restriction in writing. You will acknowledge receipt of this document by signing the accompanying Patient Agreement and Acknowledgement. Not every use and/or disclosure in a category will be listed. The following categories describe the ways that we may use and/or disclose dental or medical information. What will you do with my dental or medical information? This Notice of Privacy Practices will be followed by aII Ocean Dental employees and any health care professional who provides treatment to you on behalf of Ocean Dental. Different privacy practices may apply to your dental or medical information that is created or kept by other people or entities. This Notice of Privacy Practices applies to all of your dental or medical information used to make decisions about your care that we generate or maintain, including sensitive information such as mental health, communicable disease and drug and alcohol abuse information. It also describes your rights to access and control your dental or medical information. This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how we may use and/or disclose your dental or medical information. – Follow the terms of the notice currently in effect. ![]() – Give you a notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your dental or medical information and – Maintain the privacy of your dental or medical information Ocean Dental and all of its affiliated entities are committed to protecting your dental or medical information. ![]() THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW DENTAL OR MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND/OR DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. ![]()
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