This Privacy Notice provides details of a new regulation that is intended to protect the privacy of your health information. North General Hospital is required by law to provide you a copy of this notice. The Privacy Notice tells you how your Protected Health Information (PHI) may be used or disclosed, and about your right to access and control your health information.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of information gathered about you while providing your health care, and to that end have policies and procedures in place that comply with the confidentiality and privacy laws of the State of New York and the Federal Government, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
North General Hospital wants you to know that your privacy is being respected in all aspects of our relationship with you. We hope that the attached Privacy Notice will help you understand how we use your health information within at North General Hospital to better care for you, and under what circumstances we may disclose your information to others.
