PRIVACY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We would like to assure you that we do all we can to maintain the confidentiality of all the information, whether in oral, paper or electronic form, that you supply to us and to work within the rules of the Health Information Privacy Code and Privacy Act.
In keeping with modern healthcare practices, we do at times make use of computerised Decision Support websites. This involves transferring some of your details and information to a secure website to be given help to optimise the advice and treatment we can provide for you. This data is stored securely by organisations who have strict codes of practice and work within ethical guidelines with due regard to the Privacy Code. This information may also be used for audit and research in an anonymised way. Any use of identifiable information is only used for the purposes for which we disclose it or by us contacting you for consent before it is used.
Your personal information may also be sent electronically or in paper form to organisations such as the Southern Primary Health Organisation, Health Benefits, South Link Health and ACC in order to receive funding for your healthcare and to provide data to help the achievement of Ministry of Health targets.
The Privacy Commissioner is aware of this use of personal information, accepts that it is necessary for good healthcare and has no concerns with it provided you are made aware of the practice.
Please discuss this further with your doctor, should it raise any concerns for you.
Drs Murdoch, White, Lawless, Leitch
Jan 2014
In keeping with modern healthcare practices, we do at times make use of computerised Decision Support websites. This involves transferring some of your details and information to a secure website to be given help to optimise the advice and treatment we can provide for you. This data is stored securely by organisations who have strict codes of practice and work within ethical guidelines with due regard to the Privacy Code. This information may also be used for audit and research in an anonymised way. Any use of identifiable information is only used for the purposes for which we disclose it or by us contacting you for consent before it is used.
Your personal information may also be sent electronically or in paper form to organisations such as the Southern Primary Health Organisation, Health Benefits, South Link Health and ACC in order to receive funding for your healthcare and to provide data to help the achievement of Ministry of Health targets.
The Privacy Commissioner is aware of this use of personal information, accepts that it is necessary for good healthcare and has no concerns with it provided you are made aware of the practice.
Please discuss this further with your doctor, should it raise any concerns for you.
Drs Murdoch, White, Lawless, Leitch
Jan 2014
