privacy notice
Right to Notice
As a patient, you have the right to adequate notice of the uses and disclosures of your protected health information. Under the Health
Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA), we may use your protected health information for:
Your Authorization
Most uses and disclosures that do not fall under treatment, payment or health care operations will require your written authorization.
Upon signing, you may revoke your authorization (in writing) through our practice at any time.
Emergency Situations
In the event of your incapacity or an emergency situation, we may disclose health information to a family member, or another person
responsible for your care, using our professional judgment. We will only disclose health information that is directly relevant to the
person's involvement in your health care.
Marketing
We will not use your health information for marketing communications without your written authorization.
Required by Law
We may use or disclose your health information when we are required to do so by law.
Abuse or Neglect
We may disclose your health information to appropriate authorities if we reasonably believe that you are a possible victim of abuse,
neglect or domestic violence, or the victim of other crimes. We may disclose your health information to the extent necessary to avert a
serious threat to your or another person's health or safety.
National Security
We may disclose the health information of Armed Forces personnel to military authorities under certain circumstances. We may
disclose health information to authorized federal officials required for lawful intelligence, counterintelligence and other national security
activities. We may disclose health information of inmates or patients to the appropriate authorities under certain circumstances.
Appointment Reminders
We may use or disclose your health information to provide you with appointment reminders via phone, e-mail or letter.
Your Rights as a Patient
You have the right to restrict (in writing) the disclosure of your protected health information. The request for restriction may be denied if
the information is required for treatment, payment or health care operations. -You have the right to receive confidential communications
regarding your protected health information. -You have the right to inspect and copy your protected health information. -You have the right
to amend your protected health information. -You have the right to receive an account of disclosures of your protected health information.
-You have the right to a paper copy of this notice of privacy practices.
Legal Requirements
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information. We are required to abide by the terms of this notice
as it is currently stated, and we reserve the right to change this notice. The policies in any new notice will not be in effect until they are
posted to this site or available in our office.
Complaints
If you have complaints regarding the way your protected health information is handled, we encourage you to submit a complaint in
writing to our office for investigation. You will not be retaliated against in any manner for a complaint.
Contact Information
For further information about our privacy policies, please contact us via our online contact form or at our office.
Right to Notice
As a patient, you have the right to adequate notice of the uses and disclosures of your protected health information. Under the Health
Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA), we may use your protected health information for:
 | Treatment - We may use or disclose your health information to a physician or other health care provider providing treatment to you. | |
| Payment - We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for services we provide you. | |
| Health care operations - We may use and disclose your health information in connection with our health care operations. Health | |
| care operations include quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competency or qualifications of health care professionals, evaluating provider performance, conducting training programs, accreditation, certification, licensing or credentialing activities. |
Your Authorization
Most uses and disclosures that do not fall under treatment, payment or health care operations will require your written authorization.
Upon signing, you may revoke your authorization (in writing) through our practice at any time.
Emergency Situations
In the event of your incapacity or an emergency situation, we may disclose health information to a family member, or another person
responsible for your care, using our professional judgment. We will only disclose health information that is directly relevant to the
person's involvement in your health care.
Marketing
We will not use your health information for marketing communications without your written authorization.
Required by Law
We may use or disclose your health information when we are required to do so by law.
Abuse or Neglect
We may disclose your health information to appropriate authorities if we reasonably believe that you are a possible victim of abuse,
neglect or domestic violence, or the victim of other crimes. We may disclose your health information to the extent necessary to avert a
serious threat to your or another person's health or safety.
National Security
We may disclose the health information of Armed Forces personnel to military authorities under certain circumstances. We may
disclose health information to authorized federal officials required for lawful intelligence, counterintelligence and other national security
activities. We may disclose health information of inmates or patients to the appropriate authorities under certain circumstances.
Appointment Reminders
We may use or disclose your health information to provide you with appointment reminders via phone, e-mail or letter.
Your Rights as a Patient
You have the right to restrict (in writing) the disclosure of your protected health information. The request for restriction may be denied if
the information is required for treatment, payment or health care operations. -You have the right to receive confidential communications
regarding your protected health information. -You have the right to inspect and copy your protected health information. -You have the right
to amend your protected health information. -You have the right to receive an account of disclosures of your protected health information.
-You have the right to a paper copy of this notice of privacy practices.
Legal Requirements
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information. We are required to abide by the terms of this notice
as it is currently stated, and we reserve the right to change this notice. The policies in any new notice will not be in effect until they are
posted to this site or available in our office.
Complaints
If you have complaints regarding the way your protected health information is handled, we encourage you to submit a complaint in
writing to our office for investigation. You will not be retaliated against in any manner for a complaint.
Contact Information
For further information about our privacy policies, please contact us via our online contact form or at our office.
