Legal
Notice of Privacy Practices.
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can get access to that information.
Draft pending legal review. This notice is published in draft form pending final review by the practice's legal counsel. The signed, current Notice of Privacy Practices provided to you at your appointment is the authoritative version. Please ask our office for a copy.
Our commitment
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information, to give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect.
How we may use and disclose your information
- For treatment — to provide, coordinate and manage your care, including with other clinicians involved in your treatment and with laboratories that process your pathology.
- For payment — to bill and collect payment from you, your insurer or another responsible party, including obtaining prior authorization.
- For health care operations — for quality assessment, training, licensing, business management and administrative activities.
- As required by law — including public health reporting, cancer registry reporting, reporting of suspected abuse or neglect, and responses to lawful legal process.
- For appointment reminders and follow-up, and to tell you about treatment alternatives or health-related benefits and services.
Uses that require your written authorization
- Most uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes, where applicable.
- Uses and disclosures for marketing purposes.
- Any sale of protected health information.
- Most other uses not described in this notice. You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time.
Your rights
- Inspect and obtain a copy of your medical record, including an electronic copy where readily producible.
- Request an amendment to information you believe is incorrect or incomplete.
- Request a restriction on certain uses and disclosures, including a restriction on disclosure to your health plan for services you pay for entirely out of pocket.
- Request confidential communications at an alternative address or by an alternative means.
- Receive an accounting of certain disclosures of your health information.
- Receive a paper copy of this notice on request.
- Be notified following a breach of unsecured protected health information.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our office or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.
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