Medical Records

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), protects health information created or maintained by health care providers throughout the United States.

Prior to receiving care in the hospital, each patient shall receive and be asked to acknowledge that they have received a Notice of Privacy Practices that explains their rights under HIPAA and the hospital’s use of their health information for treatment, payment, and health care operations without further authorization.

Also, as part of the new regulations, each patient has the right, with some restrictions, to:

• review his or her own medical record;
• request an amendment or correction to the medical record;
• add supplemental information to the record;
• restrict use and disclosure of your medical information;
• authorize formal consent before health information is released other than for treatment, payment, or as part of health care operations; and
• know who requested and received medical information for other than treatment, payment, or health care operations.

In protecting your information, health care providers, such as Meridian’s hospitals and their employees, are prohibited, with some exceptions from releasing your health information to anyone not involved in your health care or connected hospital operations, including family members, unless you have provided written consent. The Authorization for Release of Information form allows Meridian to release your information to a particular agency or individual that you designate.

To request access to or copies of your medical records or our authorization to release information form, please call one of the following telephone numbers:

MEDICAL RECORDS

Bayshore Medical Center: 732-739-5933 or 732-739-5985
Hackensack University Medical Center: Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital: 551-996-2075
Jersey Shore University Medical Center / K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital: 732-776-4241
Mountainside Medical Center: 973-429-6042
Ocean Medical Center: 732-836-4331
Palisades Medical Center: 201-854-5081 or 201-854-5083
Pascack Valley Medical Center: 201-781-1116
Raritan Bay Medical Center – Old Bridge: 732-324-5045
Raritan Bay Medical Center – Perth Amboy: 732-324-5045
Riverview Medical Center: 732-530-2333
Southern Ocean Medical Center: 609-597-6011 x2121

Care Everywhere Opt-Out Form

Care Everywhere is a system Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) uses to share your personal health information. Health care providers who have electronic health records and have Care Everywhere can share your health information. Care Everywhere is a fast, safe, and effective way for us to share your health information with other hospitals, clinics, and labs.

We are sharing your information now.

If you do not want any Hackensack Meridian Health facility or provider to share your health information, using Care Everywhere, please complete this form. If you opt-out, you also have the right to opt back in at any time.

Options for submitting completed form:

Email: HMHOptOut@hmhn.org
Mail: HMH Epic Patient Identity
100 Tormee Drive
Tinton Falls, NJ 07712