Electronic Medical Record
We share medical records electronically with other health care providers to allow and promote continuity of care among providers. If you visit another provider who also participates in an electronic medical record system, they may have access to your medical record.
Electronic Prescriptions (E-Prescribing)
I voluntarily authorize E-Prescribing for prescriptions, which allows health care providers to electronically transmit prescriptions to the pharmacy of my choice, review pharmacy benefit information and medication dispensing history as long as a physician/patient relationship exist.
Testing in Event of Healthcare Worker Exposure
I understand that in the event that a healthcare worker is accidentally exposed to the patient's blood or bodily fluids, or AIDS, pursuant to Texas law, I will be required to have blood tested to determine the presence of Hepatitis B or C surface antigen and/or Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV) antibodies. I understand that these tests are performed by withdrawing a small amount of blood and using substances to test the blood.
I acknowledge that these tests may, in some instances, indicate that a person has been exposed to these viruses when the person has not (false positive) or may fail to detect that a person has been exposed to these viruses when the person actually has been exposed (false negative). I understand that if any is positive, I will receive counseling about the meaning of these tests as it relates to the herei n-named patient's healthcare.
I understand that these results will be kept confidential to the extent allowed by law and that unauthorized distribution of these results is a criminal offense under state law.
Acknowledgements
I acknowledge that administrative data, demographic information and other health information describing patient care, services, and outcomes are collected and used for healthcare operations, governmental and non- governmental reporting, and comparisons with other providers. In some instances, performance data is aggregated and reported per physician. In every instance, we make every reasonable effort to maintain physician anonymity.