Privacy Policy
CONSENT TO COLLECT PATIENT INFORMATION
This medical practice collects information from you for the primary purpose of providing quality health care. We require you to provide us with your personal details and medical history so that we may properly assess, diagnose, treat and be proactive in your health care needs. We will use the information your provide in the following ways:
- Administrative purposes in running our medical practice.
- Billing purposes, including compliance with Medicare and Health Insurance Commission requirements.
- Disclosure to others involved in your health care, including treating doctors and specialists outside this medical practice as advised by you above.
We require to you acknowledge and consent to following:
- You understand the reasons why your information must be collected.
- You understand that you are not obliged to provide any information requested of you, but that your failure to do so might compromise the quality of the health care and treatment given to you.
- You are aware of your rights to access the information collected about you, except in some circumstances where access might legitimately be withheld. You understand you will be given an explanation in these circumstances.
- You understand that if your information is to be used for any purpose than the above, your consent will be sought.
- You consent to the handling of your information by this practice for the purposes set out above, subject to any limitations on access or disclosure of which you may notify this practice.
WAITING TIME
Despite our best intentions, we can sometimes run late and this is usually because another patient has needed additional attention. Be assured that when your turn comes we will not rush your treatment to catch up, but will give you your due time and attention.