Valley Forge Medical Center & Hospital is required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information and to provide you with notice of its legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your health information. If you have questions about any part of this notice or if you want more information about the privacy practices at Valley Forge Medical Center & Hospital please contact:
Privacy Officer
Valley Forge Medical Center & Hospital
610-539-8500 ext. 491
Valley Forge Medical Center & Hospital (VFMC) collects health information from you and stores it within VFMC as your medical record. This medical record is the property of VFMC, but the information in the medical record belongs to you. VFMC protects the privacy of your health information. The law permits VFMC to use or disclose your health information for the following purposes:
Except as described in this Notice of Privacy Practices, VFMC will not use or disclose your health information without your written authorization. If you do authorize VFMC to use or disclose your health information for another purpose, you may revoke your authorization in writing at any time. Your written consent is necessary to disclose your health information for the following purposes:
1. The release of any psychotherapy notes.
2. Personal Health information utilized for marketing purposes
3. Any sale of your Protected Health Information to an outside source
If you would like to have a more detailed explanation of these rights or if you would like to exercise one or more of these rights, contact:
Privacy Officer
Valley Forge Medical Center & Hospital
610-539-8500 ext. 491
VFMC reserves the right to amend this Notice of Privacy Practices at any time in the future, and to make the new provisions effective for all information that it maintains, including information that was created or received prior to the date of such amendment. Until such amendment is made, VFMC is required by law to comply with this Notice.
Should our privacy practices change, we will provide all current and future patients with a copy of the revised Notice of Privacy Practices.
Complaints about this Notice of Privacy Practices or how VFMC handles your health information should be directed to:
Privacy Officer
Valley Forge Medical Center & Hospital
610-539-8500 ext. 491
IIf you are not satisfied with the manner in which this office handles a complaint, you may submit a formal complaint to:
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Civil Rights
You may also address your compliant to one of the regional Offices for Civil Rights. A list of these offices can be found online at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/about-us/contact-us/headquarters-and-regional-addresses/index.html.