Protected Health Information (PHI) about you, is obtained as a record of your contacts or visits for healthcare services with Desert Hematology Oncology Medical Group. This information is called protected health information. Specifically, PHI is information about you, including demographic information (i.e., name, address, phone, etc.) that may identify you and relates to your past, present or future physical or mental health condition and related health care services. Desert Hematology Oncology Medical Group is required to follow specific rules on maintaining the confidentiality of your protected health information, how our staff uses your information, and how we disclose or share this information with other healthcare professionals involved in your care and treatment. This Notice describes your rights to access and control your protected health information. It also describes how we follow those rules and use and disclose your protected health information to provide your treatment, obtain payment for services you receive, manage our health care operations and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law.

The following is a statement of your rights, under the Privacy Rule, in reference to your protected health information. Please feel free to discuss any questions with our staff.

• You have the right to receive, and we are required to provide you with a copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices. We are required to follow the terms of this notice. We reserve the right to change the terms of our notice any time. If needed, new versions of this ntoice will be effective for all protected health information that we maintain at that time. Upon your request, we will provide you with a revised Notice of Privacy Practices if you call our office and request that a revised copy be sent to you in the mail or ask for one at the time of your next appointment.
• You have the right to authorize other use and disclosure. This means you have the right to authorize or deny any other use or disclosure of protected health information not specified in this notice. You may revoke an authorization, at any time, in writing, except to the extent that your physician or our office has taken an action in reliance on the use or disclosure indicated in the authorization.
• You have the right to designate a personal representative. This means you may designate a person with the delegated authority to consent to, or authorize the use or disclosure of protected health information.
• You have the right to inspect and copy our protected health information. This means you may inspect and obtain a copy of protected health information about you that is contained in your patient record.
• You have the right to request a restriction of your protected health information. This means you may ask us, in writing, not to use or disclose any part of your protected health information for the purposes of treatment, payment or healthcare operations. You may also request that any part of your protected health information not be disclosed to family members or friends who may be involved in your care or for notification purposes as described in this Notice of Privacy Practices. In certain cases, we may deny your request for a restriction.
• You may have the right to have us amend your protected health information. This means you may request an amendment of your protected health information for as long as we maintain this information. In certain cases, we may deny your request for an amendment.
• You have the right to request a disclosure accountability. This means that you may request a listing of your protected health information disclosures we have made to entities or persons outside our office.