Assignment of Benefits

Financial Responsibility

All professional services rendered are charged to the patient and are due at the time of service, Unless other arrangements have been made in advance with our business office. Necessary forms will be completed to file insurance carrier payments.

Assignment of Benefits

I hereby assign all medical and surgical benefits, to include major medical benefits to which I am entitled. I hereby authorize and direct my insurance carrier(s), including Medicare, private insurance and any other health/medical plan, to issue payment check(s) directly to Advocate Radiation Oncology LLC medical services rendered to myself and/or my dependents regardless of my insurance benefits, if any. I understand that I am responsible for any amount not covered by insurance.

Authorization to Release Information

I hereby authorize Advocate Radiation Oncology LLC to: (1) release any information necessary to insurance carriers regarding my illness and treatments; (2) process insurance claims generated in the course of examination or treatment; and (3) allow photocopy of my signature to be used to process insurance claims for the period of lifetime. This order will remain in effect until revoked by me in writing. I have requested medical services from Advocate Radiation Oncology LLC on behalf of myself and/or my dependents, and understand that making this request, I become fully financially responsible for any and all charges incurred in the course of the treatment authorized. I further understand that fees are due and payable on the date that services are rendered and agree to pay all such charges incurred in full immediately upon presentation of the appropriate statement. A photocopy of this assignment is to be considered as valid as the original.

HIPAA Patient Disclosure Form for Health Information

ABOUT THIS NOTICE

We understand that health information about you is personal and we are committed to protecting your information. We create a record of the care and services you receive at Advocate Radiation Oncology. We need this record to provide care (treatment), for payment of care provided, for health care operations, and to comply with certain legal requirements. This Notice will tell you about the ways in which we may use and disclose health information about you. It also describes your rights and certain obligations we have regarding the use and disclosure of health information. We are required by law to follow the terms of this Notice that is currently in effect. The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 S160.103, also known as HIPAA, defines individual personal health information (PHI) as information, including demographic information collected from an individual and to include information that is:

1. Created or received by a health care provider, health plan, employer or healthcare clearing house.
2. Related to the past, present or future physical, mental health and/or condition of an individual past, present or future payment for provision of health care to an individual.
3. The information, therefore, that identifies an individual or provides a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the individual.

The PHI can only be disclosed through a permitted disclosure (S164.502) and used by a health care provider in the following manners:

1. For treatment: We may use or disclose your PHI to give you medical treatment or services and to manage and coordinate your medical care. For example, your PHI may be provided to a physician or other health care provider (e.g., a specialist or laboratory) to whom you have been referred to ensure that the physician or other health care provider has the necessary information to diagnose or treat you or provide you with a service.
2. For payment: We may use and disclose your PHI so that we can bill for the treatment and services you receive from us and can collect payment from you, a health plan, or a third party. This use and disclosure may include certain activities that your health insurance plan may undertake before it approves or pays for the health care services we recommend for you, such as making a determination of eligibility or coverage for insurance benefits, reviewing services provided to you for medical necessity, and undertaking utilization review activities. For example, we may need to give your health plan information about your treatment in order for your health plan to agree to pay for that treatment.
3. For health care operations: We may use and disclose PHI for our health care operations. For example, we may use your PHI to internally review the quality of the treatment and services you receive and to evaluate the performance of our team members in caring for you. We also may disclose information to physicians, nurses, medical technicians, medical students, and other authorized personnel for educational and learning purposes.

2. Uses or disclosure to a personal representative assigned by patient.
3. Disclosure to the parents or persons acting in loco to parents to unemancipated minor.
4. For case management, care coordination for the individual, to direct or recommend alternative treatments or therapies, health care providers or health care selling.

Medical Records Release Form