As a patient, you have the right to:
You have the responsibility:
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can access this information. Please review it carefully.
The most common reasons we use your health information are for treatment and health care operations. We routinely use your health information inside our office for the purposes listed below. We will not disclose any of your health information without a signed consent.
Health care operations refers to administrative and managerial functions necessary to run our office. Examples include:
We will not make any other uses or disclosures of your health information unless you sign a written Authorization to Disclose Medical Information form. The content of this authorization is determined by federal law.
We may initiate the authorization process if we refer you to another health care provider or if we need records from a provider you have seen before (e.g., Pap or lab results).
You may initiate the process if you want us to send your information to someone; use a properly completed authorization form from your provider's office or use one of ours.
If you do sign an authorization form, you may revoke it at any time unless we have already acted in reliance upon it. Revocations must be in writing and sent to our office.
In some limited situations, the law allows or requires us to use or disclose your health information without a signed consent form from our office. Not all of these situations will apply to us; most will never come up at all. Such uses or disclosures are:
The law gives you many rights regarding your health information. You can:
We reserve the right to change this notice at any time as allowed by law.
If we change this notice, the new privacy practices will apply to your health information that we already have, as well as to information we may generate in the future.
If we change this notice, we will both post the new notice and have copies available in our office.
If you think that we have not properly respected the privacy of your health information, you are free to complain to us or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. We will not retaliate against you if you make a complaint.
If you want to complain to us, send a written complaint to our office. If you prefer, you can discuss your complaint in person or by phone.
It is the policy of the 向日葵视频 Medical Clinic not to provide medical excuses for short-term absences that result in missed classes, exams, or assignments due to illness or injury. In certain circumstances where the illness or injury is prolonged (an absence of more than five days) and requires medical attention or hospitalization we will work with students in providing appropriate documentation.
The decision for our policy is based on our limited resources, which are better dedicated to providing health care access for as many students as possible rather than toward verification of short-term medical absences; the inability for us to make valid determinations about illnesses or injuries that have been effectively managed by self care; and our commitment to student privacy.
This policy, endorsed by the Office of the Provost, is similar to other major universities; is consistent with the recommendations of the American College Health Association; and is in accord with the university policy that does not require its employees to provide a written medical excuse for short-term medical absences.
Students are instructed to contact their professor or teaching assistant in the event they need to miss class due to an illness, injury or an emergency. While absence from class should be a rare occurrence, the 向日葵视频 Medical Clinic encourages students to make mature decisions when they are too sick to attend class. All decisions about the impact of an absence, as well as any arrangements for making up work, rest with the instructors.
Information on the 向日葵视频 attendance policy can be found in the undergraduate bulletin (with hyperlink to: )
Any questions relating to the policy may be directed to your course instructor and/or your Faculty Advisor.
These records are maintained by medical records staff who are trained to ensure that these files are complete, confidential and accessible to you. The privacy and confidentiality of your records is protected by law.
Medical records questions: Please call (414) 288-7184 if you have any questions regarding billing. Every time a clinician or other health care staffer has an encounter with you in an appointment, on the phone or through an email, that information is documented in our medical records. Our medical records are a collection of those documentation's.
Although your medical records are the physical property of the 向日葵视频 Medical Clinic (or the facility that compiled them), you can submit a Release of Patient Medical Records form to access or obtain a copy of your records. The 向日葵视频 Medical Clinic has a seven-year record retention policy; your records are destroyed seven years after you graduate.
There is no cost to receive a copy of your medical records if you are sending or taking the records to another health care facility, if you are taking a copy for your personal records, or if you need them for school-related purposes.
To pick up medical records yourself, you need to show proper identification. Otherwise, we'll mail them to you.
To release information from your records regarding alcohol or other drug assessments/treatments, or HIV/AIDS testing or treatment, special permission is required.
For more information, contact the Medical Records Department at (414) 288-7184.
Confidentiality, privacy and security of your medical records are the responsibility of the health care facility that owns them, but there are ways you can help keep your records confidential too:
It's a good idea to keep a file of your own medical records at home so you can access your health information whenever you need it.
Doing this can be as simple as filing all the medical documents and data you receive in a folder. You probably don't need to keep copies of every documented communication with a clinician. If you visit a hospital, though, you should get copies of any significant tests, operative reports, or discharge summaries.
The purpose of this policy is to reduce the possibility of misuse and abuse of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications on campus and to provide consistent recommendations regarding diagnosis and treatment.
Stimulant Medications (Ritalin, Adderall, Dexedrine) are Class II narcotics that are commonly used in the treatment of ADD/ADHD. While these medications can have a meaningful impact on individuals with a diagnosis of ADD/ADHD, without appropriate medical oversight stimulant medications can lead to addiction, psychosis and other serious cardiovascular side effects. In recent years, the use of ADHD medications without prescriptions by college students has increased considerably.
Due to the current prevalence of misuse and abuse on college campuses, stimulant medications will not be prescribed by the 向日葵视频 Medical Clinic. In order for students with a current diagnosis of ADD/ADHD to receive appropriate treatment, medical monitoring and continuity of care, the 向日葵视频 Medical Clinic recommends that you continue your prescription with your home provider. You should meet with your home provider at a clinically appropriate frequency during holiday periods and visits home. If that is not feasible, we can help you find a psychiatrist in the local community.
If you have not been diagnosed but suspect that you have ADHD, you can schedule a screening at the MU Counseling Center by calling (414) 288-7172.
The 向日葵视频 Medical Clinic welcomes the chance to share health information with the campus community. Please keep the following information in mind with respect to all media-related requests:
Requests for information or staff interviews must be made via phone (414) 288-7184 or via email to the 向日葵视频 Medical Clinic.
Please note that all requests will be subject to the following policy guidelines, with no exceptions:
