Hipaa Policy

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HIPAA Privacy Policy

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 it carefully.

Our Commitment to Your Privacy Your privacy is important to us. We are dedicated to maintaining the privacy of your protected health information (PHI). We are required by law to maintain the confidentiality of your PHI and to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices. We are committed to following the terms of this notice.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Protected Health Information We may use and disclose your PHI without your authorization for the following reasons:

• Treatment: We may use and share your health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your medical treatment and services. For example, we may share information with another physician who is treating you.
• Payment: We may use and disclose your PHI to bill and collect payment for the healthcare services we provide. For example, we may send your information to your health insurance plan to get paid for the services we rendered.
• Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your PHI for our own healthcare operations, which include activities necessary to run our practice and ensure quality care. For example, we may use your information to review our treatment and services and to evaluate the performance of our staff.

We may also use and disclose your PHI for other purposes allowed by law, such as:

• Public health and safety issues
• Reporting to law enforcement
• Workers' compensation claims
• Military and veterans' activities
• Court orders and legal proceedings

Your Rights Regarding Your Protected Health Information

You have the following rights concerning your PHI:

• Right to Access: You have the right to inspect and get a copy of your medical and billing records.
• Right to Amend: If you feel that information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend it.
• Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your PHI.
• Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the medical information we use or disclose about you for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.
• Right to Request Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location. For example, you can ask that we only contact you at work or by mail.
• Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice: You have the right to a paper copy of this notice at any time.

Our Responsibilities We are required to:

• Maintain the privacy of your PHI.
• Provide you with a notice of our legal duties and privacy practices.
• Notify you if we are unable to agree to a requested restriction.
• Abide by the terms of this notice.
• Notify you following a breach of unsecured protected health information.

For More Information or to Report a Problem If you have questions or would like additional information, you may contact our Privacy Officer at (818)659-5887 or [email protected].

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you can file a complaint with us or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.