Your health information is safeguarded and protected.  Dr. Sawhill and her associates abide by the national standards for data and health information by establishing business arrangements with the online services employed to deliver, transmit and maintain information about individuals' health.  Dr. Sawhill will never give out your information to another party without your approval and agreement. If you would like an electronic copy of your health information on file with Dr. Sawhill, contact us.

The HIPAA Privacy Rule

The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals' medical records and other individually identifiable health information (collectively defined as “protected health information”) and applies to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and those health care providers that conduct certain health care transactions electronically. The Rule requires appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of protected health information and sets limits and conditions on the uses and disclosures that may be made of such information without an individual’s authorization. The Rule also gives individuals rights over their protected health information, including rights to examine and obtain a copy of their health records, to direct a covered entity to transmit to a third party an electronic copy of their protected health information in an electronic health record, and to request corrections.