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|  Understanding
Your Health Record/Information 
Each time
you visit UCUA, a record of your visit is made. Typically,
this record contains your symptoms, examination and test results,
diagnoses, treatment, and a plan for future care or treatment.This
information, often referred to as your health or medical record,
serves as the following:
- A basis
for planning your care and treatment
- A means
of communication among the many health professionals who
contribute to your care
- Legal
document describing the care you received
- A means
by which you or a third-party payer can verify that services
billed were actually provided
- A tool
in educating health professionals
- A source
of data for medical research
- A source
of information for public health officials charged with
improving the health of this state and the nation
- A source
of data for our planning and marketing
- A tool
with which we can assess and continually work to improve
the care we render and the outcomes we achieve
Understanding
what is in your record and how your health information is
used helps you in the following ways:
- By
ensuring its accuracy
- To
better understand who, what when, when, and why others may
access your health information;
- To
make more informed decisions when authorizing disclosure
to others
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