Gaithersburg Family Medicine, P.C. is required by law to protect

the privacy of your health information and to inform you,

the patient of our policies to do so. In order to comply with new

HIPAA regulations and to continue to comply with existing federal

and state law we have created the following policy. We have the

right to change this policy and if we do so we will post written

notification of the policy changes and effective dates.

The following is a guide or reminder of how we are currently

handling all patient information.

 

We do not fax patient records to any fax other than another doctor’s office, hospital

or healthcare facility (this includes the patient’s home or place of employment).

We do not discuss patient information with anyone either over the phone or in

person without the written authorization of the patient (this include family members, if the

patient is over 18).

We will not give out patient demographical information without the patient’s

written consent unless it is for treatment, payment or healthcare operations. When requested

by other healthcare providers we will confirm the information that they have listed against

our information and release the phone number of the patient for further information.

We will speak in soft, or low tones when we are in earshot of patients or others

in the office to minimize the possibility of being overheard.

We will not release patient information such as referrals, test copies, prescriptions

or orders to anyone other than the patient unless written authorization is given from the

patient.