THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED
AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.
PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY.
THE PRIVACY OF YOUR HEALTH INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT TO US.
OUR LEGAL DUTY
We are required by applicable federal and state law to maintain the privacy of your health
information. We are also required to give you this Notice about our privacy practices and
your rights concerning your health information. We must follow the privacy practices
that are described in the Notice while it is in effect. This Notice takes effect 10/1/2015
and will remain in effect until we replace it.
As permitted by law we reserve the right to change our privacy practices and terms of this
Notice at any time. We reserve the right to make the changes in our privacy practices and
the new terms of Notice effective for all health information that we maintain, including
health information we created or received before we made the changes. Before we make
significant changes in our privacy practices, we will change this Notice and make the
new Notice available upon request.
You may request a copy of our Notice at any time. For more information about our
privacy practices, or for additional copies of this Notice, please contact us.
USES AND DISCLOSURES OF HEALTH INFORMATION
We use and disclose health information about you for treatment, payment, and healthcare
operations. For example:
TREATMENT: We may use or disclose your health information to a physician or other
healthcare provider who is providing treatment to you.
PAYMENT: We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for
services we provide to you.
HEALTHCARE OPERATION: We may use and disclose your health information for
treatment in connection with our healthcare operations. Healthcare operations includes
quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competence or
qualifications of healthcare professionals, evaluating practitioner and provider
performance, conducting training programs, accreditation, certification, licensing or
credentialing activities.
YOUR AUTHORIZATION:In addition to our use of your health information for
treatment, payments or healthcare operations, you may give us written authorization to
use your health information or to disclose it to anyone for any purpose. If you give us
this authorization, you may revoke it in writing at any time. Your revocation will not
affect any use or disclosures permitted by your authorization while it was in effect.
Unless you give us a written authorization, we cannot use or disclose your health
information for any reason except those described in this Notice.
TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS: We must disclose your health information to you
as described in the Patient Rights section of this Notice. We may disclose your health
information to a family member, friend or other person to the extent necessary to help
with your healthcare or with payment for your healthcare, but only if you agree that we
do so.
PERSONS INVOLVED IN YOUR CARE: We may use or disclose health information
to notify or assist in the notification of (including identifying or locating) a family
member, your personal representative or another person responsible for your care, of your
location, your general condition, or death. If you are present, then prior to use or
disclosure of your health information based on a determination using our professional
judgment disclosing only health information that is directly relevant to the person’s
involvement in your healthcare. We will also use our professional judgment and our
experience with common practice to make reasonable inferences of your best interest in
allowing a person to pick up filled prescriptions, medical supplies, x-rays, or other similar
forms of health information.
MARKETING HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES: 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 perpetrator/victim of abuse,
neglect, or domestic violence or the possible perpetrator/victim of other crimes. We may
disclose your health information to the extent necessary to avert a serious threat to your
health or safety or the health or safety of others.
APPOINTMENT REMINDERS: We may use or disclose your health information to
provide you with appointment reminders such as voicemail messages, postcards, letters,
emails etc.
NATIONAL SEQURITY: We may disclose to military authorities the health
information of Armed Forces personnel under certain circumstances. We may disclose,
to authorized federal officials, health information required for lawful intelligence,
counter-intelligence or other national security. We may disclose to correctional
institution or lawful inmate or patient under certain circumstances.
PATIENT RIGHTS
ACCESS: You have the right to look at copies of your health information, with limited
exceptions. You may request that we provide copies of your health information yet these
requests must be made in writing. You will be charged a $40 fee for materials, staff time,
and postage if you request it be mailed to you.
DISCLOSURE ACCOUNTING: You have the right to receive a list of instances in
which our business associates disclosed your health information for purposes, other than
treatment, payment, healthcare operations and certain other activities, for the last three
years, but not before July 2, 2010. If you request this accounting more than once in a 12-
month period, you will be charged a $30 fee for response of these additional requests.
RESTRICTION: You have the right to request that we place additional restrictions on
our use or disclosure of your health information. We are not required to agree to these
additional restrictions, but if we accept, we will abide by our agreement, except in an
emergency.
ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION: You have the right to request that we
communicate with you about your health information by alternative names or to
alternative locations. These requests must be submitted in writing and must specify the
means or location of your request.
AMENDMENT: You have the right to request that we amend your health information.
Your request must be in writing and it must explain why the information should be
amended. We may deny your request under certain circumstances.
ELECTRIC NOTICE: If you receive this Notice on our Web site or by e-mail you are
entitled to receive this Notice in written form.
QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS: If you want more information about our privacy
practices or have question or concerns, please contact us at Wdowin Naturopathic Inc,
2121 East Coast Hwy, suite 210, Corona del Mar, CA 92625, or by phone at
(949)-891-1693.
If you are concerned that we may have violated your privacy rights, or you disagree with
a decision we made about access to your health information or in response to a request
you made to amend or restrict the use or disclosure of your health information or have us
communicate with you by alternative means or at alternative locations, you may contact
us using the contact information listed above.