Maridith Hollis, M.D., joins the Ogden & Epker team as an outpatient psychiatrist working in Midtown Mobile. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, TX with honors in history and psychology. She attended and completed medical school and residency training in psychiatry at the University of South Alabama. During residency, Dr. Hollis served as co-chief resident and was honored with the PRITE award for the highest score on the annual residency psychiatry exam. She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in adult psychiatry. In addition to her role treating patients with Ogden & Epker, Dr. Hollis serves as adjunct faculty at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. Her major psychiatric interests include treatment of psychotic and bipolar disorders, advocating for integrated care, and overcoming healthcare inequalities.
Notice of Privacy Practices
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review this notice carefully.
Your health record contains personal information about you and your health. This information about you that may identify you and relates to your past, present, or future physical or mental health or related health care services is called Protected Health Information (PHI). This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how we may use and disclose your PHI in accordance with applicable law and the NASW Code of Ethics. It also describes your rights regarding how you may gain access to and control your PHI. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of PHI and to give you notice of our legal duties and privacy practices regarding PHI. We must abide by the terms of this Notice of Privacy Practices. We reserve the right to change the terms of our Notice of Privacy Practices at any time. Any new Notice of Privacy Practices will be effective for all PHI we maintain then.
Your Rights Regarding PHI
You have the following rights regarding PHI we maintain and may exercise these rights by submitting a request in writing at our office.
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review this notice carefully.
Your health record contains personal information about you and your health. This information about you that may identify you and relates to your past, present, or future physical or mental health or related health care services is called Protected Health Information (PHI). This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how we may use and disclose your PHI in accordance with applicable law and the NASW Code of Ethics. It also describes your rights regarding how you may gain access to and control your PHI. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of PHI and to give you notice of our legal duties and privacy practices regarding PHI. We must abide by the terms of this Notice of Privacy Practices. We reserve the right to change the terms of our Notice of Privacy Practices at any time. Any new Notice of Privacy Practices will be effective for all PHI we maintain then.
Your Rights Regarding PHI
You have the following rights regarding PHI we maintain and may exercise these rights by submitting a request in writing at our office.
- RIGHT OF ACCESS TO INSPECT AND COPY: You have the right, which may be restricted only in exceptional circumstances, to inspect and copy PHI that may be used to make decisions about your care. Your right to inspect and copy PHI will be restricted only in those situations in which there is compelling evidence that access would cause serious harm to you. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee for copies.
- RIGHT TO AMEND: If you feel your PHI is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend the information, although we are not required to agree to the amendment.
- RIGHT TO AN ACCOUNTING OF DISCLOSURES: You have the right to request an accounting of the disclosures that we make of your PHI. We may charge you a reasonable fee if you request more than one accounting in any 12-month period.
- RIGHT TO REQUEST RESTRICTIONS: You have the right to request a restriction on the use or disclosure of your PHI for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations. We are not required to agree to your request.
- RIGHT TO REQUEST CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or a certain location.
- RIGHT OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE: You have the right to a copy of this notice. We will provide you with a copy of the revised Notice of Privacy Practices by posting a copy on our website, sending a copy to you in the mail upon request or providing one to you at your next appointment.
- RIGHT TO FILE A COMPLAINT: If you believe we have violated your privacy rights, you have the right to file a complaint in writing or by phone with this office or with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Our office can provide you with the appropriate physical address, phone, and web address. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
- FOR TREATMENT: Your PHI may be used and disclosed by those involved in your care to provide, coordinate, or manage your health care treatment and related services. This includes consultation with clinical supervisors or other treatment team members. We may disclose PHI to any other consultant only with your authorization.
- FOR HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS: We may use or disclose, as needed, your PHI to support our business activities including, but not limited to, quality assessment activities, licensing, and conducting or arranging for other business activities. For example, we may share your PHI with third parties that perform various business activities (e.g. typing services) provided we have a written contract with the business that requires it to safeguard the privacy of your PHI. For training and teaching purposes, PHI will be disclosed only with your authorization.
- FOR PAYMENT: We may use and disclose PHI so that we can receive payment for the treatment services provided to you. This will only be done with your authorization, unless it becomes necessary to use collection processes due to lack of payment for services, and even then, we will only disclose the minimum amount of PHI necessary for purposes of collection.
- FOR LEGAL PURPOSES: Under the law, we must make disclosures of your PHI to you upon your request. In addition, we must make disclosures to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of investigating or determining our compliance with the requirements of the Privacy Rule. Furthermore, we must make disclosures of your PHI if required by court order.
- FOR ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS: Ethical standards permit us to disclose information about you without your authorization in limited situations, such as the mandatory report of suspected child or elder abuse or neglect; government agency audits or investigations; and the need to prevent or lessen the serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person(s) (self or other); if information is disclosed to prevent or lessen a serious threat, it will disclosed to a person(s) reasonably able to prevent or lessen the threat, including the target of the threat.
- FOR AUTHORIZATION: Use and disclosures not specifically permitted by applicable law will be made only with your written authorization, which may be revoked. We may use or disclose your information to family member(s) involved in your treatment with your verbal permission.