The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was established to restrict the improper use and disclosure of your protected health information. Protected health information is information that can be used to identify an individual such as your name or date of birth.

Northwest Pathology Services, Inc. respects your privacy. In order to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rules, our laboratory has educated and trained all of our employees on HIPAA policies and procedures. The law protects the privacy of the health information we create and obtain in providing care and services to you. Federal and state law allows us to use and disclose your protected health information for purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations. We will not disclose this information to others unless you tell us to do so, or unless the law allows us or requires us to do so. You have a right to a copy of our Privacy Practices Statement. If you have any questions please contact our HIPAA Coordinator at (206) 365-5171.