Medical Privacy
Our Pledge To Protect Your Privacy
The Cardinal Free Clinics (“the Clinics”) knows that health information about you is personal, and we are committed to protecting the privacy of your information. As a patient of the Clinics, the care and treatment you receive is recorded in a healthcare record, which includes the records of your medical and psychological care. So that we can best meet your medical needs, we must share your healthcare record with the health care providers involved in your care.
We are required by law to:
- Make sure that your health information is kept private (with certain exceptions);
- Give you this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to health information about you; and
- Follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect.
For additional information regarding your privacy, please see the Notice of Privacy Practices.