Patient Right to Amend Sample Clauses
The Patient Right to Amend clause grants patients the ability to request corrections or updates to their personal health information held by a healthcare provider. In practice, this means that if a patient identifies an error or incomplete information in their medical records, they can formally ask for it to be amended, and the provider must review and respond to the request, making changes if appropriate. This clause ensures that patient records are accurate and up-to-date, which is essential for quality care and helps prevent misunderstandings or errors in treatment.
Patient Right to Amend. Business Associate shall make PHI available for amendment and incorporate any amendments to PHI maintained in a Designated Record Set at the direction of Dental Practice and in accordance with §164.526 of the Privacy Rule. Dental Practice shall be involved in any decision of Business Associate to amend the PHI of an Individual.
Patient Right to Amend. Business Associate agrees to make any amendment(s) to Protected Health Information in a Designated Record Set that the NorthShore directs or agrees to pursuant to 45 C.F.R. 164.526 at the request of NorthShore within fifteen (15) calendar days of receiving such request. If any individual patient submits to Business Associate a request to amend his or her own PHI, Business Associate shall, within seven (7) calendar days, notify NorthShore of the details of such request. Following receipt of such notice, NorthShore shall make the determination whether to grant or deny the request, in its sole discretion. If NorthShore so requests, Business Associate agrees to respond to the individual patient for purposes of incorporating the amendment, as directed by NorthShore. This provision shall not apply if Business Associate does not maintain PHI in a Designated Record Set.
Patient Right to Amend. Business Associate shall incorporate amendment(s) to PHI in a Designated Records Set that it maintains at Covered Entity’s request and in compliance with 45 C.F.R. §164.526. If any Individual submits to Business Associate a request to amend his or her own PHI, Business Associate shall notify Covered Entity of the details of such request.