Liberty Hospital may use and disclose your health information without first having your written authorization under the following circumstances:
Health Care Providers Involved in Your Treatment: We may share your health information with physicians and health care providers (hospitals, physicians, clinics, home health nursing homes, ambulance services, etc.) involved in your care in order that they can care for you.
Payment: We may use and disclose your health information so claims for health care treatment, services and supplies may be paid. We may also disclose your protected health information to other health care providers involved in your care to assist them in obtaining payment for their services.
Health Care Operations: We may use and disclose your health information to enable us to operate. For example, we may use your health information for compliance reviews, quality assurance and to evaluate our staff’s performance.
Liberty Hospital may use and disclose your protected health information if you do not object in the following circumstances:
Family and Friends: We may disclose health information to a family member or friend involved in or who helps pay for your health care.
Hospital Directory: We will use your name, location in the facility, general condition, and religious affiliation for directory purposes. This information may be provided to members of the clergy and, except for religious affiliation, to other people who ask for you by name.
The law allows or requires Liberty Hospital to use or disclose your health information under the following circumstances without first having to obtain your written authorization.
As Required by Law: We will disclose your health information when required by federal, state or local laws.
Lawsuits and Disputes: If you become involved in a lawsuit or legal action, we may disclose your health information in response to a court or administrative order, a subpoena or search warrant.
Law Enforcement: We may disclose health information for law enforcement purposes as required by law or in response to a valid subpoena.
Worker’s Compensation: We may disclose health information to the extent authorized by and to the extent necessary to comply with laws relating to worker’s compensation or other similar programs established by law.
Military and Veterans: If you are or become a member of the U.S. armed forces, we may release medical information about you, if required by military command authorities.
Public Health: As required by law, we may disclose your health information to public health or legal authorities charged with preventing or controlling disease, injury, abuse, neglect or disability.
Health Oversight Activities: We may disclose your protected health information to a health oversight agency for audits, investigations, inspections and licensure necessary for the government to monitor the delivery of health care.
Research: We may disclose information to researchers when their research has been approved by an institutional review board that has reviewed the research proposal and established protocols to ensure the privacy of your health information.
National Security Services: We may release your health information to authorized federal officials for the protection of the president or for national security and intelligence activities.
Coroners, Medical Examiners and Funeral Directors: We may release your health information to a coroner or medical examiner for identifying a deceased person or the cause of death. We may also disclose health information to funeral directors consistent with applicable law to carry out their duties.
Organ Procurement Organizations: Consistent with applicable law, we may disclose health information to organ procurement organizations or other entities engaged in the procurement, banking, or transplantation of organs for the purpose of tissue donation and transplant.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA): We may disclose to the FDA health information relative to adverse events with respect to food, supplements, product and product defects, or post marketing surveillance information to enable product recalls, repairs, or replacement.
Correctional Institution: Should you be an inmate of a correctional institution, we may disclose to the institution or agents thereof, health information necessary for your health and the health and safety of other individuals.
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