PRIVACY
Your
family’s personal information is kept carefully and safely by this
practice, and we are very mindful of your rights and privacy. It has
always been our practice to carefully communicate with you by phone or
in person in order not to disseminate info that you do not wish shared.
We ask you to personally fill out a form telling us when we may call you
with appointments or medical information, and we ask you to keep this
info up-to-date. Your child’s medical chart does not leave the office
while he/she is an active patient here. When the child has not been seen
for two years, the chart goes into locked storage for up to 22 years (by
Arizona law) and is accessible only to our authorized personnel.
Your
child’s visits to the practice are recorded on paper, and moved by
licensed courier daily to our business office where they are entered
into a secured computer software system, and depending on your contract
with your insurance company, maybe electronically transmitted to your
insurance company. Nothing goes via Internet e-mail: everything travels
electronically over encrypted systems. We make every effort to keep your
confidential medical information private and safe. Dr. Goodsite is our
privacy officer. If you ever have concerns about privacy issues, he will
be happy to address them with you. You may leave a written notice or telephoned
message outlining the details of your concerns at 296-3248.
