Trust and confidentiality are the cornerstones of any recovery program. At Sojourner House, we promise not to share your information with anyone and to communicate respectfully with you at all times.
Effective Date: April 14, 2003
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
WE HAVE A LEGAL DUTY TO SAFEGUARD YOUR PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION. We will protect the privacy of the health information that we maintain that identifies you, whether it deals with the provision of health care to you or the payment for health care. We must provide you with this Notice about our privacy practices. It explains how, when and why we may use and disclose your health information. With some exceptions, we will avoid using or disclosing any more of your health information than is necessary to accomplish the purpose of the use or disclosure. We are legally required to follow the privacy practices that are described in this Notice, which is currently in effect.
However, we reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice and our privacy practices at any time. Any changes will apply to any of your health information that we already have. Before we make an important change to our policies, we will promptly change this Notice and post a new Notice in our reception area. You may also request, at any time, a copy of our Notice of Privacy Practices that is in effect at any given time from our privacy officer, the Director of Finance and Administration, who can be reached at (412) 441-7783. You may view and obtain an electronic copy of this Notice on our web site at www.sojournerhousepa.org.
We would like to take this opportunity to answer some frequently asked questions concerning our privacy practices. Click here for FAQs.
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