To enable ongoing care and total quality improvement within this practice, and in keeping with the Privacy Act 1988 and Australian Privacy principles (March 2014) we wish to provide you with sufficient information on how your personal health information may be used or disclosed and record your consent or restrictions to this consent.
Greenacre Sports Medicine Clinic has a separate Privacy Statement available for you as a new patient. Your personal health information will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected or as otherwise permitted by law and we respect your right to determine how your personal health information is used or disclosed.
The information we collect may be collected by a number of different methods and examples may include: medical test results, notes from consultations, Medicare and health insurance details, data collected from observations and conversations with you, and details obtained from other health care providers (e.g. specialist correspondence).
By signing below, you (as a patient/guardian) are consenting, that on obtaining your personal contact and health information it may be used or disclosed by the practice for the following purposes:
- Appointments/follow up reminder/recall notices/results for treatment and preventive healthcare planning via letter, telephone or SMS.
- For accounting procedures and the collection of professional fees.
- The diagnosis and treatment of any health condition, including the communication of relevant information only, to practice staff, specialists and other healthcare providers to ensure quality care is provided.
- For legal related disclosure as required by a court of law.
- For disease notification as required by law.
- For use when seeking treatment by other clinicians in this practice.
At all times, we are required to ensure your details are treated with the utmost confidentiality. Your records are very important and we will take all steps necessary to ensure they remain confidential.