Patient Privacy Policy

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.

Please Review Carefully

If you have any questions about this Notice of Privacy Practices (‘Notice’), please contact:

      Privacy Officer
      Phone Number:  617-484-5266; Fax Number:  617-484-2739

SECTION A:  Who Will Follow This Notice?
This Notice describes Belmont Oral, Facial & Implant Surgery (hereafter referred to as ‘Provider’) Privacy Practices and that of:

Any workforce member authorized to create medical information referred to as Protected Health Information (PHI) which may be used for purposes such as Treatment, Payment and Healthcare Operations.  These workforce members may include:

  • All departments and units of the Provider
  • Any members of a volunteer group
  • All employees, staff and other Provider personnel
  • Any entity providing services under the Provider’s direction and control will follow the terms of this notice.  In addition, these entities, sites and locations may share medical information with each other for Treatment, Payment or Healthcare Operational purposes described in this Notice.

SECTION B:  Our Pledge Regarding Medical Information 
We understand that medical information about you and your health is personal.  We are committed to protecting medical information about you.  We create a record of the care and services you receive at the Provider.  We need this record to provide you with the quality care and to comply with certain legal requirements.  This Notice applies to all of the records of your care generated or maintained by the Provider, whether made by Provider personnel or your personal doctor.

This Notice will tell you about the ways in which we may use and disclose medical information about you.  We also describe your rights and certain obligations we have regarding the use and disclosure of medical information.

We are required by law to:

  • Make sure that medical information that identifies you is kept private
  • Give you this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to medical information about you
  • Follow the terms of the Notice that is currently in effect

SECTION C:  How We May Use and Disclose Medical Information About You
The following categories describe different ways that we use and disclose medical information.  For each category of uses or disclosures we will explain what we mean and try to give some examples.  Not every use or disclosure in a category will be listed.  However, all of the ways we are permitted to use and disclose information will fall within one of the categories.

  • TREATMENT.  We may use medical information about you to provide you with medical treatment or services.  We may disclose medical information about you to doctors, nurses, technicians, healthcare students, or other Provider personnel who are involved in taking care of you at the Provider.  For example, a doctor treating you for a broken leg may need to know if you have diabetes because diabetes may slow the healing process.  In addition, the doctor may need to tell the dietitian if you have diabetes so that we can arrange for appropriate meals.  Different departments of the Provider also may share medical information about you in order to coordinate different items, such as prescriptions, lab work and x-rays.  We also may disclose medical information about you to people outside the Provider who may be involved in your medical care after you leave the Provider.
  • PAYMENT.  We may use and disclose medical information about you so that the treatment and services you receive at the Provider may be billed and payment may be collected from you, an insurance company or a third party.  For example, we may need to give your health plan information about surgery you received at the Provider so your health plan will pay us or reimburse you for the procedure.  We may also tell your health plan about a prescribed treatment to obtain prior approval or to determine whether your plan will cover the treatment.