Mill Run Vision Center Privacy Notice
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information.
Please review it carefully.
This notice is effective 02/25/2016 until further notice.
Right to Notice as a Patient
You have the right to adequate notice of the uses and disclosures of your protected health information.
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA), Mill Run Vision Center can use your protected health
information for treatment, payment and health care operations.
a) Treatment - We may use or disclose your health information to a
physician or other healthcare provider providing treatment to you.
b) Payment - We may use and disclose your health information to
obtain payment for services we provide you.
c) Health care operations - We may use and disclose your health information in
connection with our healthcare operations. Healthcare operations include quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing
the competency or qualifications of healthcare professionals, evaluating provider performance, conducting training programs,
accreditation, certification, licensing or credentialing activities.
Your Authorization
Most uses and disclosures that do not fall under treatment, payment, or health care operations will require your
written authorization. Upon signing, you may revoke your authorization in writing through our practice at any time.
Emergency Situations
In the event of your incapacity or an emergency situation, we will disclose health information to a family
member, or another person responsible for you care, using our professional judgment. We will only disclose health information that is
directly relevant to the person's involvement in your healthcare.
Marketing
We will not use your health care information for marketing communications without your written authorization.
Required By Law
We may also use or disclose your health information when we are required to do so by Law.
Abuse or Neglect
We may disclose your health information to appropriate authorities if we reasonably believe that you are a possible
victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence or the victim of other crimes. We may disclose your health information to the extent
necessary to avert a serious threat to your or other people's health or safety.
National Security
We may disclose the health information of Armed Forces personnel to military authorities under certain
circumstances. We may disclose health information to authorized federal officials required for lawful intelligence, counterintelligence
and other national security activities. We may disclose health information of inmates or patients to the appropriate authorities under
certain circumstances.
Appointment Reminders
We may use or disclose your health information to provide you with appointment reminders via phone, e-
mail or letter.
Your Rights as a Patient
You have the right to restrict the disclosure of your protected health information (in writing). The request
for restriction may be denied if the information is required for treatment, payment or health care operations. You have the right to
receive confidential communications regarding your protected health information. You have the right to inspect and copy your
protected health information. You have the right to receive an account of disclosures of your protected health information. You have
the right to a paper copy of this notice of privacy practices.
Mill Run Vision Center is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information. We are required to abide by
the terms of this notice as it is currently stated, and reserve the right to change this notice. The policies in any new notice will not be
in effect until they are posted to this site, or are available within our office.
If you have complaints regarding the way our protected health information was handled, you may submit a complaint in writing to our
office. You will not be retaliated against in any manner for a complaint
For More Information
For further information about Mill Run Vision Center's privacy policies, please contact Dr. Michael Schecter
at the following address or phone number:
Mill Run Vision Center
3716 Fishinger Blvd.
Hilliard, Ohio 43026
614-876-1766.
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