A/PROF DEEPIKA MONGA
MBBS, FRANZCOG, MD (O&G), DNBE
OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNAECOLOGIST

BALLARAT SPECIALIST WOMEN’S HEALTH
1015 MAIR STREET, BALLARAT 3350
TELEPHONE: (03) 5333 5088

The medical practice of Associate Professor Deepika Monga takes its obligations under the Victoria Health Records Act 2001 and the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 seriously and takes all reasonable steps in order to comply and protect the privacy of the personal information that we hold.

This policy sets out how we intend to do so.

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

The medical practice of the above mentioned doctor collects and holds personal health information about you.

The medical practice of the above mentioned doctor collects information from you so that we may properly assess, diagnose, treat and be proactive in your health care needs.

All members of the professional team involved in your care will have access to your personal information. This means we may use and disclose the information you provide in the following ways:

• Disclosure to others involved in your health care, including treating doctors, pathology services, radiology services and other specialists outside this medical practice. This may occur through referral to other doctors or for medical tests and in the reports or results returned to us following the referrals. In the event that your case is discussed at a multidisciplinary meeting, this does not count as “breach of confidentiality”.
• Disclosure to enable recording on medical registers (example the diabetes register or Pap smear register).
• Administrative purposes in running our practice, including  our insurer or medical indemnity provider and quality assurance and accreditation bodies.
• Billing purposes, including providing information to your health insurance fund, the Health Insurance Commission (Medicare) and other organisations responsible for the financial aspects of your care.
• Conducting research.
• Assisting with training and education of other health professionals.

In most cases we will obtain the information directly from you or your treating doctors.

INFORMATION QUALITY

Our goal is to ensure that your information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. To assist us with this, please contact us if any of the details you have provided change. Furthermore, if you believe that the information we have about you is not accurate, complete or up-to-date, contact us and we will use all reasonable efforts to correct the information.

STORAGE

We will take all reasonable steps to protect the security of the personal information we hold. This includes appropriate measures to protect electronic material and materials stored and generated in hard copy.

ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Access will be provided in accordance with our Access Policy. If you require access to your personal information please contact our office staff who will be glad to assist you.