At CompleteENT we value the doctor-patient relationship and acknowledge that patient privacy is vital. The Privacy Act 1988 and its recent amendments formalised the already existing and acknowledged privacy obligations of our practice.
You are required to consent to the collection of your personal information, and for its use in the following ways:
- Administrative and billing purposes, including compliance with Medicare requirements.
- Disclosure of information to other healthcare workers involved in your healthcare for the purpose of patient care and teaching.
- Use of de-identified healthcare data for the purposes of research and quality assurance activities to improve individual and community health care and practice management.
- To comply with any legislative or regulatory requirements, such as notifiable disease reporting.
- At the request of our medical defence organisation, Avant Mutual Group. If you wish to know whether your health information is held by this organisation you may write to: PO Box 746, QVB NSW 1230.
- For reminders and recalls which may be sent to you regarding your healthcare and management.
Patients who wish to look at their information held by this practice or who may have queries about privacy of information are welcome to discuss these matters with their treating doctors. You can assist in maintaining the accuracy of your information by advising the practice of any changes to your personal contact details. You can request a copy of the CompleteENT Privacy Policy, or visit our website
www.completeent.com.au for further details about the collection, use and disclosure or your health information.
By ticking the box below, you consent to the handling of your information by CompleteENT for the purposes set out above
Payment is required on the day of consultation.
Eftpos facilities are available and we can process your claim through to Medicare for you to receive a rebate to your bank account.
For information regarding billing arrangements for associated services from allied health practitioners such as pathology and radiology, these details should be sought directly from the health provider for the service.
Please discuss any queries concerning financial arrangements with your doctor.
This practice may send appointment reminders, recall reminders and messages via SMS and/or email
By ticking the boxes below, you consent to CompleteENT communicating with you via SMS and/or email
We will not send you any advertising material or spam, we will only communicate with you regarding your healthcare