Appointment hours are as generally follows:

Closed daily for lunch from 12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM.

Vaccines available at the office of Linda Carney MD

Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine

• Every 10 years, 1 dose

Meningococcal Vaccine

• For adolescents, 1 dose

HPV Vaccine

• For girls aged 9-26 year olds, 3 doses

Pneumococcal Vaccine

• For protection against 23 types of pneumococcal bacteria, 1 dose

Influenza (Flu) Vaccine

• We have flu vaccines now for flu A and B.  We also expect H1N1 vaccines by October, 2009.

TB Skin Tests

• Come in for a nurse visit to have the test placed and then return 48 hours later to have your test read.

Shingles Vaccine

• Ages 60-64, 1 dose

Also recommended, but not currently stocked in our office are the Hepatitis A and B vaccinations, the polio vaccine, MMR vaccine, and chickenpox vaccine. We recommend Kyle Public Health for great prices on these vaccines.

If you have had Hepatitis vaccines or have had chickenpox and would like a blood test for immunity, Dr Carney can order those tests for you at an office visit.

In addition to the vaccines mentioned above, there are several injections that Dr Carney stocks on a regular basis for relief of allergies, pain and nausea and for treatment of infections. Call today to schedule an appointment to discuss these with Dr Carney.

Financial Policy

L. Carney MD / AllMedPhysicians, pLLC believes that part of good health care practice is to establish and communicate a financial policy to our patients. We are dedicated to providing the best possible care for you, and we want you to completely understand our financial policy.

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1. PAYMENT is expected at the time of your visit. We will accept cash, check, or credit card. Payment will include any unmet deductible, co-insurance, co-payment amount, or non-covered charges from your insurance company. If you do not carry insurance, or if your coverage is currently under a pre-existing condition clause, payment in full is expected at the time of you visit. We do ask for a copy of an ID card of license due to the many cases of identity theft in the news lately. (Please do not be offended!)

2. INSURANCE We are participating providers with several insurance plans. We will file all of these insurance claims. A list of these insurance plans is available upon request. Please remember that insurance is a contract between the patient and the insurance company and ultimately the patient is responsible for payment in full. If your insurance company does not pay the practice within a reasonable period of time, you will be billed. If we later receive payment for your insurer, we will refund any overpayment to you.

If our doctors are not listed in your plan’s network, you may be responsible for partial or full payment. If you are insured by a plan with which we have no prior arrangement, we will prepare and send the claim in for you on an unassigned basis. This means the insurer may send the payment directly to you and therefore, our charges for you are due at the time of service. Due to the many different insurance products out there, our staff can not guarantee your eligibility and coverage. Be sure to check with you insurer’s member benefits department about services and physicians before your appointment. Many web sites have erroneous information and are not a guarantee of coverage. You are responsible for obtaining a properly dated referral if required by your insurer and responsible for payment if your claim rejects for the lack of one.

Not all insurance plans cover all services. In the event your insurance plan determines a service to be “not covered”, you will be responsible for the complete charge. Payment is due upon receipt of a statement form our office. All procedures billed in this office are considered covered unless limited by your specific insurance policy.

Patients who insist on “day of” urgent/emergent scheduling or care after hours or on days the clinic is closed will be assessed an additional urgent care or after hours fee. These fees will be billed to your insurance carrier or collected as part of the office charges for self pay patients.

3. LATE CHARGES of 12% annually will be applied to all patient balances 90 days old or greater.

4. RETURNED CHECKS will incur a $30.00 service charge. You will be asked to bring cash, certified funds or a money order to cover the amount of the check plus the $30 service charge to pay the balance prior to receiving services from our staff or the physician. Stop payments constitute a breach of payment and are subject to the $30 service fee and collections action. All bad checks written to this office are subject to collections and will be prosecuted in Hays County.

5. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPALS Payment and credits are applied to the oldest charges first, except for insurance payments which are applied to the corresponding dates of service.

6. FORMS FEES: completing insurance forms, copying medical records, etc... Requires office staff time and time away from patient care for our doctors. We require pre-payment for completing forms, copying medical records, notarizing, or for extra written communication by the doctor. The charge is determined by the complexity of the form, letter, or communication. Base form charges are $10 per occurrence plus and applicable postage or notary fees. Postage is additional and payment is required in advance. Copying fees for Medical Records is $10 for the first twenty (20) pages and $0.50 per page in excess of twenty. AllMedPhysicians, pLLC will have 15 business days in which to copy records before making them available for patient to pick up, and these 15 days will commence after payment for copying has been received and after patient has signed this form authorizing records’ release.

7. BILLING OFFICE: If you have questions in regard to any of your billing statements, our accounts receivable staff at Healthy Images Billing is available to assist you. CALL 512-295-6980.

8. CANCELLATIONS OR MISSED APPOINTMENTS: If you do not cancel your appointment at least 24 hours before, or if you no-show, we will assess you a $25 missed appointment fee.

9. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT: I understand that I, personally, am financially responsible to LINDA CARNEY MD/AllMedPhysicians, pLLC for charges not covered by the assignment of insurance benefits.

10. ASSIGNMENT OF INSURANCE BEBEFITS: I hereby assign, transfer, and set over directly to LINDA CARNEY MD/AllMedPhysicians, pLLC sufficient monies and/or benefits for basic and major medical to which I may be entitled for professional and medical care, to cover the costs of the care and treatment rendered to myself or my dependent in said clinic. I authorize Linda Carney, MD /AllMedPhysicians, pLLC to contact my insurance company or health plan administrator and obtain all pertinent financial information concerning coverage and payments under my policy. I direct the insurance company or health plan administrator to release such information to Linda Carney, MD /AllMedPhysicians, pLLC. I authorize Linda Carney, MD /AllMedPhysicians, pLLC to release all medical information (including, but not limited to, information on psychiatric conditions, sickle cell anemia, alcohol and drug abuse, and HIV or communicable diseases) requested by my health insurance carrier, Medicare, other physicians or providers, and any other third-party payers.

11. INSURANCES WE WON’T BILL/PATIENTS WE WON’T ACCEPT INTO THE PRACTICE: I am not currently eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, TriCare or CHAMPUS. I will notify Dr. Carney in writing immediately if I become eligible for these payors, thus terminating my care from AllMedPhysicians, who WILL NOT accept new patients with Medicare, Medicaid, TriCare or CHAMPUS nor bill these payors if patients switch after becoming established with AllMedPhysicians, pLLC..

12. SELF PAY PATIENTS OR PROMPT PAY PATIENTS WHO ARE INSURED: A 20% prompt pay discount is applied to all full pay payments received at the time of service whether or not you carry insurance. This means anyone willing to/or needing to pay in full at the time of service will receive the 20% discount off of the evaluation and management service codes only. Charges for supplies, tests, immunizations, medications, or procedures are never discounted. AllMedPhysicians, pLLC does not make payment arrangements or extend credit. All services are expected to be paid in full at the time of service. By signing below I state that I am not eligible for Medicaid or Tricare and will never ask this office to bill them.

13. RELEASE OF INFORMATION: I hereby authorize the and direct LINDA CARNEY MD/ AllMedPhysicians, pLLC to release to governmental agencies, insurance carriers, or others who are financially liable for such professional and medical care, all information needed to substantiate claim and payment.

14. COLLECTION FEES: I understand that in the event my account is placed in collection status, any additional fees incurred due to this, will be added to my outstanding balance. This includes but is not limited to late fees, collections agency fees, court costs, interest and fines. I understand that these additional fees will be my personal responsibility to pay in full.

15. DIVORCED PARENTS of PATIENTS: By signing below, the adult who signs a minor child into our practice on the day of service accepts responsibility for payment. This office does not promise to send bills or records to the other parent/guardian for issues of payment or communication. We will communicate about treatment and payment with the parent who signs in that day. Parents are responsible between themselves to communicate with each other about the treatment and payment issues.

I have read and understand the practice’s financial policy and I agree to be bound by its terms.

I also understand and agree that such terms may be amended by the practice from time to time.

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Signature of Patient                                        Date
(or Guarantor, if applicable)

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 Please Print the Name of the Patient    

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HIPAA Privacy Policy

Linda Carney MD / AllMedPhysicians, pLLC
HIPAA NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
Effective Date (January 19, 2006)

This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully. If you have any questions about this notice, please contact: Linda Carney MD at (512) 295-7877.

This notice describes the privacy practices at our office.

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We are required by law to:

• Maintain the privacy of protected health information.
• Give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices regarding your health information.
• Follow the terms of the notice currently in effect.

How we may use and disclose your health information:
Described as follows are the ways we may use and disclose your health information. Except for the following purposes we will use and disclose your health information only with your written permission. You may revoke such permission at any time by writing to Linda Carney, MD.

Treatment:
We may use and disclose your health information for your treatment and to provide you with treatment-related health care services. For example, we may disclose your health information to doctors, nurses, technicians, or other personnel, including people outside our office, who are involved in your medical care and need the information to provide you with medical care.

Payment:
We may use and disclose your health information so that others or we may bill and receive payment from you, an insurance company, or a third party for the treatment and services you received. For example, we may give information to your health plan so that they will pay for your treatment.

Health Care Operations:
We may use and disclose your health information to evaluate and improve our medical care and to operate and manage our office. For example, we may use and disclose information to a peer review organization or a health plan that is evaluating our care. We may also share information with others that have a relationship with you for their health care operation activities.

Appointment Reminders, Treatment Alternatives, and Health-Related Benefits and Services:
We may use and disclose your health information to contact you and remind you of your appointment on post-cards, to tell you about treatment alternatives or health-related benefits and services you could use.

Individuals Involved in Your Care or Payment for Care:
When appropriate, we may share your health information with a person involved in, or paying for, your care (such as your family or a close friend). We may notify your family about your location or condition or disclose such information to an entity assisting in disaster relief.

Research:
We may use and disclose your health information for research. For example, a research project may involve comparing the health of patients who received one treatment to those who received another for the same condition. Before we do so, the project needs to go through a special approval process. Even without special approval, we may permit researchers to look at records to help identify patients who may be included in their research, as long as they do not remove or copy any of your health information.

As Required by Law:
We will disclose your health information when required to do so by international, federal, state or local law.

To Avert a Serious Threat to Health or Safety:
We may use and disclose your health information when necessary to prevent a serious threat to the health and safety of you, another person, or the public. Disclosures will be made only to someone who can prevent the threat.

Business Associates:
We may disclose your health information to our business associates that perform functions on our behalf or provide us with services if necessary. For example, we may use another company to perform billing services on our behalf. All of our business associates are bligated to protect the privacy of your information and are not allowed to use or disclose the information for any other purpose than appears in their contract with us.

Military and Veterans:
If you are a member of the armed forces, we may release your health information as required by military command authorities. If you are a member of a foreign military we may release your health information to the foreign military command authority.

Worker's Compensation:
We may release your health information for worker's compensation or similar programs that provide benefits for work-related injuries or illness.

Public Health Risks:
We may disclose your health information for public health activities to prevent or control disease, injury or disability. We may use your health information in reporting births or deaths, suspected child abuse or neglect, medication reactions or product malfunctions or injuries, and product recall notifications.

We may use your health information to notify someone who may have been exposed to a disease or may be at risk for contracting or spreading a disease or condition. If we are concerned that a patient may have been a victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence we may ask your permission to make a disclosure to an appropriate government authority. We will make that disclosure only when you agree or when required or authorized to do so by law.

Health Oversight Activities:
We may disclose your health information to a health oversight agency for activities authorized by law. These may include audits, investigations, inspections, and licensure. These activities are necessary to for the government to monitor the health care system, government programs & compliance with civil rights law.

Lawsuits and Disputes:
If you are involved in a lawsuit or dispute, we may disclose your health information in response to a court or administrative order. We may disclose your health information in response to a subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process by someone else involved in the dispute, but only if efforts have been made to tell you about the request or to obtain an order protecting the information requested.

Law Enforcement:
We may release your health information request by law enforcement official if:

1. there is a court order, subpoena, warrant, summons or similar process;
2. if the request is limited to information needed to identify or locate a suspect, fugitive, material witness, or missing person;
3. the information is about the victim of a crime even if, under certain very limited circumstances, we are unable to obtain your agreement;
4. the information is about a death that may be the result of criminal conduct;
5. the information is relevant to criminal conduct on our premises; and
6. it is needed in an emergency to report a crime, the location of a crime or victims, or the identity, description, or location of the person who may have committed the crime.

Coroners, Medical Examiners, and Funeral Directors:
We may release your health information to a coroner, medical examiner, or funeral director to identify a deceased person or cause of death, or other similar circumstance.

National Security and Intelligence Activities:
We may disclose your health information to authorized federal officials for intelligence and other national security activities authorized by law.

Inmates or Individuals in Custody:

1. If you are an inmate of a correctional institution or in custody we may disclose your information:
2. for the institution to provide you with health care,
3. to protect your health and safety or that of others, and for the safety and security of the institution.

YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR HEALTH INFORMATION

Right to Inspect and Copy:
You have the right to inspect and copy your medical and billing records by written request to Linda Carney.

Right to Amend:
You have the right to request an amendment to your records by written request to Linda Carney, MD.

Right to an Accounting of Disclosures:
You have a right to an accounting of certain disclosures by written request to Linda Carney, MD.

Right to Request Restrictions:
You have the right to request restriction or limitation on your health information used for treatment, payment or health care operations. You may request us to limit disclosure to someone involved in your care or in payment for your care (such as a spouse) by written request to Linda Carney, MD. We are not required to agree with your request, but we will try to comply.

Right to Request Confidential Communication:
You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location. You can ask, for example, that we contact you only by mail or at work. Your written request must specify how or where you wish to be contacted and be addressed to Linda Carney, MD. We will accommodate reasonable requests.

CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE:
We may change this notice and make it effective for medical information we already have about you as well as new information. The current notice will be posted and available at all times. You have a right to request a paper copy of the current notice at any visit or by written request to Linda Carney, MD.

Linda Carney, MD
AllMedPhysicians, pLLC,
1760 FM 967, Suite B
Buda, TX, 78610  

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AllMedPhysicians, pLLC provides Medical Space, For patient and provider convenience. Medical Specialists and Medical Testing Providers regularly see patients at the AllMedPhysicians facility.
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Our team of staff members, Dr. Carney, Briana, Jade, Kim, Leslie and Sean are committed to compassion and excellent standards of care for you, our patient. We meet your needs with state-of-the art technology, combined with kind communication. Please let us know how we can be of assistance to you.

At AllMedPhysicians, pLLC we strive to become Your Medical Home.  Much has been said lately about the value of establishing a Medical Home for yourself to ensure optimal medical care.  We at AllMedPhysicians, pLLC are pleased to provide you this high level of service!   Your Medical Home is the place where ALL your medical records can reside, within our Electronic Medical Records, for easy retrieval when needed.

A Medical Home helps your Primary Care Physician to better coordinate all your medical care.  It provides a one stop shop for managing care between your Primary Care Physician and any Medical Specialists you may need now, and into the future.  Establishing Your Medical Home assists you in becoming, through the help of your Primary Care Physician, the master of your health care ship.