- 1/17 Maclaurin Ave East Hills, NSW 2213
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We are dedicated to maintaining your privacy and the confidentiality of the confidential details we receive from you at East Hills Medical. We would handle your sensitive details regulated by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Australian Privacy Rules, and recorded privacy codes. This policy outlines how we compile, utilize, publish, and secure your sensitive details.
Your medical reports are still kept exclusively secret and secure at East Hills Medical Centre, and they are only accessible to Doctors and licensed staff. Many of our physicians and staff are mindful of the value of privacy and have signed a privacy agreement as part of their work contract. And when an employee’s job has finished, this privacy statement stays in place.
Your full name, date of birth, address, contact numbers, Medicare number, healthcare identifiers, and private insurance fund data are among the confidential information we receive from you. The health records may provide a medical background as well as any treatment you might need. Our GPs, Allied Health Providers, and Dentists need knowledge regarding your experience and current to provide you with high-quality services.
Knowing your cultural history will assist us in delivering the proper healthcare and prevention services for you. Please inform our workers or your doctor if you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander/or any ethnic heritage.
We mandate that you undergo appointments in person for pathology reports, radiology results, medical reports, referral notes, and repeat medications to track your well-being, protect the confidentiality, meet our ethical obligations, and obey Medicare guidelines.
Patients with a current Medicare Card are eligible for bulk billing at East Hills Medical Centre; however, individual treatments can incur a premium. Patients who do not have a valid Medicare card or who need a non-Medicare Rebate able consultation, such as a Pre-employment Medical, must pay the entire fee at the point of the consultation.
Our fees represent the high standards of our work and differ depending on the service’s sophistication or when treatment is conducted. Cash, check, credit card, or EFTPOS are all acceptable forms of payment.
A fee chart for patients who are individually paid is accessible at the front desk. There is a HICAPS scheme with on-the-spot rebates, which ensures you have to compensate for the difference.
To receive reports, you must schedule an appointment with your physician. A member of the Practice Staff may call you and tell you that your reports have arrived, and the doctor wants you to come in for the results, or you may obtain a text message with “health records. ”The results would not be sent out over the phone in compliance with our Privacy Policies. Patients may contact reception if they have any privacy issues about phone calls.
Patients may get an SMS or letter reminding them to return to the surgery for a follow-up consultation as part of our dedication to preventative health.
East Hills Medical Centre also use the State/Territory reminder scheme. Please contact your doctor at the time of your appointment if you do not want to join.
The East Hills Medical Centre has a tradition of not interrupting doctors with patient calls during appointments. Our receptionists would gladly forward your letter to the doctor if our Nurse is unable to assist you. Patients should have an appointment with their specialist and address their issues in person. All immediate phone calls will be directed to our Nurse.
Our doctors do not connect with you via email for medical reasons because email is not a free, encrypted service to protect your privacy.
Abuse to our employees, whether verbal or physical, will not be allowed, and any patient who engages in such behavior will be advised to quit or decline care. At the discretion of the Practice Manager or Doctor, the patient can even be barred from the practice.
We need your signature on our Medical History Request Form to get your past medical records. Please be aware, however, that certain surgeries charge a fee to release a duplicate.
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Expert health articles, tips and Patient information | https://patient.info |
Skin Conditions | https://dermnetnz.org |
Heart Diseases, Hypertension and Cholesterol | https://www.heartfoundation.org.au |
BMI Calculator | https://www.heartfoundation.org.au |
Cervical Screening Program | Link here |
Breast Screening | https://www.breastscreen.nsw.gov.au |
NSW Immunisation Schedule | Link here |
DVA | https://www.dva.gov.au |
Please feel welcome to contact our friendly reception staff with any general or medical enquiry. Our doctors will receive or return any urgent calls.