Privacy Information and Consent Form
The law gives you certain privacy rights in relation to information that you give to this medical practice. We need your consent to collect personal information about you. The fact that you have come here implies that you consent to us knowing about your health situation either for an event or generally. This form explains your rights in relation to the use of the information and, how we may disclose it to other medical service providers.
The information we ask you to give us is deeply personal. However, not having it will restrict our capacity to provide you with the standard of medical care that you expect.
Please carefully read the following information about privacy issues and then sign this form. It will go on your file and you may examine it or change it at any time.
We collect information from you mainly to assess, diagnose and treat your illness properly and be pro-active in your health care. We will also use the information you provide in the following ways:
Administration of this medical practice;
Billing, including compliance with Medicare and Private Health Fund requirements;
Disclosure to others involved in your care, including doctors, specialists & healthcare providers outside this practice who may become involved in treating you.
This may occur through referral to other doctors, or for medical tests and, in the reports returned to us following the referrals. If necessary, we will discuss this with you;
Participate in the Australasia Society of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery (ASOHNS) National Surgical Audit, for the purpose of ensuring our doctors are providing appropriate care of adequate quality compared to our professional’s standard.
I-Scribe is used in this practice
ENT North uses I-Scribe an automatic transcription service Specialist Doctors use to capture the consultation and transcribe medical notes.