Privacy Policy

NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES

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

Our practice is dedicated to protecting your medical information. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of protected health information and to provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to protected health information. Our practice is required by law to abide by the terms of this Notice.

This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how we may use and disclose your protected health information to carry out treatment, payment or health care operations and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law. It also describes your rights to access and control your protected health information. Protected health information (PHI) is information about you, including demographic information, that may identify you and that relates to your past, present or future physical or mental health or condition and related health care services.

Our office is required to abide by the terms of this Notice of Privacy Practices. We may change the terms of our notice, at any time. The new notice will be effective for all protected health information that we maintain at that time. Upon your request, we will provide you with any revised Notice of Privacy Practices. To request a revised notice you may call the office and request that a revised copy be sent to you in the mail or asking for one at the time of your next appointment.

HOW YOUR MEDICAL INFORMATION WILL BE USED AND DISCLOSED:

We will use your medical information as part of rendering patient care. For example, your medical information may be used by the doctor or nurse treating you, by the business office to process your payment for the services rendered and in order to support the business activities of the practice, including, but not limited to, use by administrative personnel reviewing the quality of the care you receive, employee review activities, training of medical students, licensing, contacting or arranging for other business activities.

We may also use and/or disclose your information in accordance with federal and state laws for the following purposes:

Appointment Reminders.

We may contact you to provide appointment reminders.

Treatment Information.

We may contact you with information about treatment alternatives or other health-related benefits and services that may be of interest to you.

Disclosure to Department of Health and Human Services.

We may disclose medical information when required by the United States Department of Health and Human Services as part of an investigation or determination of our compliance with relevant laws.

Family and Friends.

Unless you object, we may disclose your medical information to family members, other relatives or close personal friends when the medical information is directly relevant to that person’s involvement with your care.

Notification.

Unless you object, we may use or disclose your medical information to notify a family member, a personal representative or another person responsible for your care of your location, general condition or death.

Disaster Relief.

We may disclose your medical information to a public or private entity, such as the American Red Cross, for the purpose of coordinating with that entity to assist in disaster relief efforts.

Health Oversight Activities.

We may use or disclose your medical information for public health activities, including the reporting of disease, injury, vital events and the conduct of public health surveillance, investigation and/or intervention. We may disclose your medical information to a health oversight agency for oversight activities authorized by law, including audits, investigations, inspections, licensure or disciplinary actions, administrative and/or legal proceedings.

Abuse or Neglect.

We may disclose your medical information when it concerns abuse, neglect or violence to you in accordance with federal and state law.

Legal Proceedings.

We may disclose your medical information in the course of certain judicial or administrative proceedings.

Law Enforcement.

We may disclose your medical information for law enforcement purposes or other specialized governmental functions.

Coroners, Medical Examiners and Funeral Directors.

We may disclose your medical information to a coroner, medical examiner or a funeral director.

Organ Donation.

If you are an organ donor, we may disclose your medical information to an organ donation and procurement organization.

Research.

We may use or disclose your medical information for certain research purposes if an Institutional Review Board or a privacy board has altered or waived individual authorization, the review is preparatory to research or the research is on only decedent's information.

Public Safety.

We may use or disclose your medical information to prevent or lessen a serious threat to the health or safety of another person or to the public.

Workers' Compensation.

We may disclose your medical information as authorized by laws relating to workers= compensation or similar programs.

Business Associates.

We may disclose your health information to a business associate with whom we contract to provide services on our behalf. To protect your health information, we require our business associates to appropriately safeguard the health information of our patients.

AUTHORIZATIONS:

We will not use or disclose your medical information for any other purpose without your written authorization. Once given, you may revoke your authorization in writing at any time. To request a Revocation of Authorization form, you may contact:

Alaska Neurology Center LLC 

3841 Piper St, Suite T345

Anchorage, AK   99508

(907) 565-6000

YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR MEDICAL INFORMATION:

  • You have the following rights with respect to your medical information:
  • You may ask us to restrict certain uses and disclosures of your medical information.
  • We are not required to agree to your request, but if we do, we will honor it.
  • You have the right to receive communications from us in a confidential manner.
  • Generally, you may inspect and copy your medical information. This right is subject to certain specific exceptions, and you may be charged a reasonable fee for any copies of your records.
  • You may ask us to amend your medical information. We may deny your request for certain specific reasons. If we deny your request, we will provide you with a written explanation for the denial and information regarding further rights you may have at that point.
  • You have the right to receive an accounting of the disclosures of your medical information made by our practice during the last six years (or following April 14, 2003), except for disclosures for treatment, payment or healthcare operations, disclosures which you authorized and certain other specific disclosure types.
  • You may request a paper copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices for Protected Health Information.
  • You have the right to complain to us and/or to the United States Department of Health and Human Services if you believe that we have violated your privacy rights. If you choose to file a complaint, you will not be retaliated against in any way. To complain to us, please contact:

REVISION OF NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES

We reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice, making any revision applicable to all the protected health information we maintain. If we revise the terms of this Notice, we will post a revised notice at our office and will make paper copies of the revised Notice of Privacy Practices available upon request.

Legal Disclaimer for Web Site Use

Provision of education and research information only - always seek professional advice

This website is presented by Alaska Neurology Center LLC  and associated parties, for the purpose of disseminating general health information free of charge for the benefit of the public. This website is not a substitute for independent professional advice. Always obtain independent, personalized professional advice regarding a medical condition or suspected condition. Nothing contained in this website is intended to be used as medical advice and it is not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, nor should it be used for therapeutic purposes or as a substitute for your own health professional's advice. Alaska Neurology Center LLC  and associated parties do not accept any liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred by use of or reliance on the information.

Quality of information - always check the information

Alaska Neurology Center LLC and associated parties make every effort to ensure the quality of the information available on this website and updates the information regularly. Before relying on the information on this website, however, users should carefully evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance for their purposes, and should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances. Alaska Neurology Center LLC  and associated parties can not guarantee and assume no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information.

Links to external websites

This website may contain links to other websites which are external to the Alaska Neurology Center LLC  website. Alaska Neurology Center LLC  and associated parties take reasonable care in selecting linking websites. It is the responsibility of the user to make their own decisions about the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of information contained in linked external websites.

Linkage to external websites should not be taken to be an endorsement or a recommendation of any third party products or services offered by virtue of any information, material or content linked from or to this website. Users of links provided by this website are responsible for being aware of which organization is hosting the website they visit.

Views or recommendations provided in linked websites do not necessarily reflect those of Alaska Neurology Center LLC  and associated parties.

Web Site - Terms of Use

Welcome to the Web site of Alaska Neurology Center LLC. Please review the following terms and conditions that govern your use of our Web site. Please note that your use of our Web site constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the privacy policy, legal notices and terms of use (collectively, the "Terms").

Using the Content on Our Web site

Unless otherwise noted, all text, images, graphics, photographs, video clips, designs, icons, sounds, information, data and other materials (the "content") on Alaska Neurology Center LLC's Web site are copyrights, trademarks, service marks or other intellectual property or propriety rights owned or licensed by Alaska Neurology Center LLC or its affiliates. In particular, the marks "Alaska Neurology Center LLC" and the stylized logo are the exclusive property of Alaska Neurology Center LLC. You may use the content only for limited, internal, noncommercial, informational purposes. You may print out a single copy of the content solely for those purposes, if the copy bears all copyright, trademark, service mark and other intellectual property and proprietary notices displayed on the Web page. You may not distribute, publish, transmit, modify, create derivative works from, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part, for any purpose. Except as authorized in this paragraph, you are not being granted a license under any copyright, trademark, service mark, patent or other intellectual property or proprietary right in the content. Under no circumstances will you obtain any rights in the products, services, processes or technology described in the content. All those rights are retained by Alaska Neurology Center LLC , its affiliates and any third party owners of those rights.

Links to Other Web Sites and References to Other Companies

References that we make to names, marks, products or services of third parties or hypertext links to third-party Web sites or information do not constitute or imply our endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation of the third party. We do not monitor or control the content of any Web sites linked to or from our Web sites, and therefore we are not responsible for the content of any Web sites linked to our site or the terms of use or privacy practices employed by those other sites. Content and Liability Disclaimer Content on Alaska Neurology Center LLC 's Web site may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors, and we are not responsible for any reliance you may place on the content. Alaska Neurology Center LLC may make changes to the content and the products, services and programs described in the content at any time without notice.

Disclaimer

Your use of this Site is at your own risk. This Site may include inaccuracies or errors that may affect the quality of the materials on the Site. The materials have not been independently verified or authenticated in whole or in part by Alaska Neurology Center LLC. Alaska Neurology Center LLC does not warrant the accuracy or timeliness of the materials. Alaska Neurology Center LLC has no liability for any errors or omissions in the materials, whether provided by BSN Medical or third parties. THE Alaska Neurology Center LLC WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, AS WELL AS ANY WARRANTY OF QUALITY, FUNCTIONALITY, ACCURACY, CURRENCY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, OPERABILITY, USE PERFORMANCE OR ABSENCE OF VIRUSES. YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK OF LOSS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF OUR WEBSITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL Alaska Neurology Center LLC OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF Alaska Neurology Center LLC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THOSE DAMAGES.

Trademarks

The Alaska Neurology Center LLC mark and stylized composite logo are registered trademarks of Alaska Neurology Center LLC.  Alaska Neurology Center LLC trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not a Alaska Neurology Center LLC product or service. All rights reserved.

Modification

Alaska Neurology Center LLC may supplement these Terms at any time. You may want to visit this Web page periodically to determine the current Terms to which you are bound.

Applicable Law

These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Alaska.

Privacy

We at Alaska Neurology Center LLC are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of the personal Information of all the visitors to this web site. At this web site, Alaska Neurology Center LLC does not actively initiate any collection of any individual information. We passively collect information that is automatically sent to us by your web browser. This information typically includes your domain name (the site after the @ in your e-mail address). It may also contain your user name (the name before the @ in your e-mail address). The amount of information sent depends on the settings you have on your web browser; please refer to your browser if you want to learn what information it sends. At this page we do not actively seek to identify any individual visitor, with the exception of investigating security breaches or cooperating with authorities pursuant to a legal matter.

We use the information we automatically receive from your web browser to see which pages you visit within our site, which site you visited before coming to ours, and where you go after you leave. We at Alaska Neurology Center LLC can then develop statistics that are helpful to understanding how this site is used by our visitors. This statistical data is interpreted by Alaska Neurology Center LLC in its continuing effort to present the web site content that visitors are seeking in a format they find most helpful.

Alaska Neurology Center LLC will not use or share, either within Alaska Neurology Center LLC l or with a third party, any information collected at this page for direct marketing purposes. Because of the nature of the Internet, we may transmit the information to another country, but within Alaska Neurology Center LLC, for purposes other than direct marketing, such as for storage, or because of where our servers are located. We may also use it to investigate security breaches or cooperate with authorities pursuant to a legal matter. We may also remove all the personally identifiable information and use the rest for historical, statistical or scientific purposes.

If you e-mail us, you are voluntarily releasing information to us. Your e-mail address will be used by Alaska Neurology Center LLC to respond to you. We will not use the information that can identify you, such as your e-mail address, for direct marketing purposes.

In the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or acquisition of Alaska Neurology Center LLC, or a Alaska Neurology Center LLC business or business unit, information Alaska Neurology Center LLC has collected about you may be sold or otherwise transferred. However, this will only happen if the party acquiring the information agrees to be bound by the terms of Alaska Neurology Center LLC 's privacy policy and the notice provided to you when the information was collected.

For your convenience, this page may contain certain hyperlinks to other Alaska Neurology Center LLC pages as well as to web sites outside Alaska Neurology Center LLC l. We can make no promises or guarantees regarding data collection on the hyperlinked pages and sites that are not owned by Alaska Neurology Center LLC . We therefore recommend that you read the privacy policy/ statement for each site you visit.

How to Reach Us

We can be reached in the following ways: Email and Telephone