Hospital Privacy Statement
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC (CHP)
Children’s Community Pediatrics (CCP)
Notice of Privacy Practices – Summary
CHP/CCP’s “Notice of Privacy Practices” explains how CHP and CCP use and share your (your child’s) health information and other private information. The Notice also explains what rights you (your child) may have about this information. This Summary tells you in brief what the Notice says - IT IS NOT A COMPLETE LIST OF HOW WE USE AND SHARE YOUR HEALTH INFORMATION. CHP/CCP has the right to change this Summary and the Notice without first notifying you.
How We May Use and Share Your Health Information
Without your specific written authorization, CHP/CCP can use and share your
health information to:
- Provide you with medical treatment and other services
- Receive payment from you, an insurance company or someone else for services
we provide to you
- Operate our hospital and offices
- Comply with the law
- Meet special situations as described in the Notice, such as public health, safety and research.
Exception: This does not include behavioral health, drug and alcohol and AIDS/HIV information.
With your verbal agreement, we can:
- Include your name and other information in the hospital directory as described
in the Notice
- Share your health information with the family and friends you agree can have this information
All other uses and sharing of your health information will be done only with your specific written permission or as required by law.
Your Legal Rights About Your Health Information
- Right to ask to see and request a copy of your medical record
- Right to ask that incorrect or incomplete information in your medical record
be corrected
- Right to ask for a list of parties with whom we have shared your health
information in certain cases
- Right to ask us to limit how we use and share your health information without
your consent
- Right to ask for confidential communications
- Right to ask for a paper copy of the Notice of Privacy Practices
Please note: In many of the above cases, we are not required to agree to your requests in whole or in part.
Violation of Privacy Rights
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you have a right to file
a complaint. Please read the full
text of the notice for more details. Questions? Please call 412-692-7842.
