Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 14-08-2020
We are committed to protecting Your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how We collect, use, store, share and protect the information collected through https://radiance.healthcare/ (the “Website”).
In this Privacy Policy, “We”, “Us”, and “Our” refer to Radiance Healthcare. For more information about Us, see “Our Details” at the end of this Policy.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to Our Terms and Conditions. Capitalised words used but not defined in this Privacy Policy have the meaning given to them in the Terms and Conditions.
Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy apply only to information gathered online through the Website. This Privacy Policy applies where We are acting as a data controller with respect to the Personal Data of visitors, users, clients and customers (“You,” or “Your”); in other words, where We determine the purposes and means of the processing of that Personal Data.
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY because it affects Your rights under the law. You confirm that You have read and agreed to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If You do not agree with this Privacy Policy, You cannot use, access, create or publish in the Website. This Privacy Policy may change as We continuously improve the Website, so please check it periodically.
We reserve the right to modify or amend the Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean You accept those changes. If We intend to apply the modifications or amendments to this Privacy Policy retroactively or to Personal Data already in Our possession, We will provide You with notice of the modifications or amendments.
Contents
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- Your Data
- Personal Data
- Personal Data On Or From Social Media
- Use of Personal Data
- Data Security
- Your Data Privacy Rights
- Data Protection
- International Transfer Of The Personal Data of EU Citizens
- Your Choices
- Your Right to Access
- Your Right to Withdraw Consent
- Your Right to Update, Correct or Delete
- California Privacy Rights
- No Personal Data From Children
- Cookie Policy
- Links To Or From Another Website
- Public Areas
- Interest Based Advertising
- Changes And Updates
- Assignment
- Our Details
- Hipaa Compliance for Personal Health Information
1 Your Data
Radiance Healthcare strives to provide you with the best possible service. In order to provide this service we may need to collect information from you from time to time. At all times we try to only collect the information we need for the particular function or activity we are carrying out and use it in accordance with this privacy policy.
We collect two basic types of information from You from Your use of the Website: Personal Data and Non-Personal Data.
2 Personal Data
“Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
As a general matter, You can browse the Website without submitting Your Personal Data to Us. However, there are a number of circumstances in which You may supply Us with Your Personal Data.
2.1 Data We Collect
We collect the following Personal Data from You:
- Full Name;
- E-mail;
- Phone Number;
- Date of Birth;
2.2 How We Collect Data
The following are the most common ways in which You give Your Personal Data:
- Participating in communities, chat rooms and comment threads, other fora, and other interactive services in the Website;
- Submission of User Content on any part of the Website that permit it;
- Any other place in the Website where You knowingly volunteer to give Personal Data.
- Signing up to receive e-mail newsletters or e-mail alerts from Us;
3 Personal Data On Or From Social Media
When You interact with the Website or Your Account through a social media platform, such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, LinkedIn, YouTube, or Pinterest, We may collect the Personal Data that You make available to Us on that page including Your account ID or handle. We will comply with the privacy policies of the corresponding social media platform and We will only collect and store such Personal Data that We are permitted to collect by these social media platforms.
Please do NOT supply any other person’s Personal Data to Us, unless We prompt You to do so.
4 Use of Personal Data
We do NOT sell or license Your Personal Data to any third party.
We may process any of Your Personal Data identified in this Privacy Policy where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure. The legal basis for this processing is Our legitimate interests, namely the protection and assertion of Our legal rights, Your legal rights and the legal rights of others.
In addition to the specific purposes for which We may process Your Personal Data set out in this clause, We may also process any of Your Personal Data where such processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which We are subject, or in order to protect Your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.
Specifically, We use Your Personal Data for the following:
- responding to Your queries and requests;
- investigating complaints;
- enforcing Our Terms and Conditions;
- as otherwise required or authorised by law or government agency.
5 Data Security
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the information submitted to Us, both during transmission and once We receive it. We maintain appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect Personal Data against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, unauthorised alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access, misuse, and any other unlawful form of processing of the Personal Data in Our possession. This includes, for example, firewalls, password protection and other access and authentication controls.
We use HTTPS
HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) is an internet communication protocol that protects the integrity and confidentiality of data between your computer and radiance.healthcare/. The use of HTTPS makes sure your communication with us is:
Encrypted — The data you exchange with us is secure from eavesdroppers. That means that when you are browsing radiance.healthcare/, nobody can track your activities across multiple pages, or steal the data exchange between your computer and radiance.healthcare/.
Integral — The use of HTTPS preserves the integrity of data. Your data cannot be modified or corrupted during transfer.
Authenticated — HTTPS protocol authenticates your communication with us. This ensures that you are always communicating with our servers.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information You transmit to Us or store on the Website, and You do so at Your own risk. We also cannot guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of Our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. If You believe Your Personal Data has been compromised, please contact Us at [email protected].
If We learn of a security systems breach, then We attempt to notify You electronically so that You can take appropriate protective steps. We may post a notice through the Website if a security breach occurs.
6 Your Data Privacy Rights
If You are a citizen of the EU, We have summarised the rights that You have under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in this Section. Some of the rights are complex, and not all of the details have been included in Our summaries. Accordingly, You should read the relevant laws and guidance from the regulatory authorities for a full explanation of these rights.
Right to Access. You have the right to confirmation as to whether or not We process Your Personal Data and, where We do, access to the Personal Data, together with certain additional information. That additional information includes details of the purposes of the processing, the categories of Personal Data concerned and the recipients of the Personal Data. Providing the rights and freedoms of others are not affected, We will supply to You a copy of Your Personal Data. The first copy will be provided free of charge, but additional copies may be subject to a reasonable fee.
Right to Rectification. You have the right to have any inaccurate Personal Data about You rectified and, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to have any incomplete Personal Data about You completed.
Right to Erasure. In some circumstances You have the right to the erasure of Your Personal Data without undue delay. Those circumstances include: the Personal Data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed; You withdraw consent to consent-based processing; You object to the processing under certain rules of applicable data protection law; the processing is for direct marketing purposes; and the Personal Data have been unlawfully processed.
However, there are exclusions of the right to erasure. The general exclusions include where processing is necessary: for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information; for compliance with a legal obligation; or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Right to Restrict Processing. In some circumstances You have the right to restrict the processing of Your Personal Data. Those circumstances are: You contest the accuracy of the Personal Data; processing is unlawful but You oppose erasure; We no longer need the Personal Data for the purposes of Our processing, but You require Personal Data for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; and You have objected to processing, pending the verification of that objection. Where processing has been restricted on this basis, We may continue to store Your Personal Data. However, We will only otherwise process it: with Your consent; for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person; or for reasons of important public interest.
Right to Object to Processing. You have the right to object to Our processing of Your Personal Data on grounds relating to Your particular situation, but only to the extent that the legal basis for the processing is that the processing is necessary for: the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of any official authority vested in Us; or the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Us or by a third party. If You make such an objection, We will cease to process the Personal Data unless We can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override Your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
You have the right to object to Our processing of Your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes (including profiling for direct marketing purposes). If You make such an objection, We will cease to process Your Personal Data for this purpose.
You have the right to object to Our processing of Your Personal Data for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes on grounds relating to Your particular situation, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.
Right to Data Portability. To the extent that the legal basis for Our processing of Your Personal Data is consent, or that the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which You are party or in order to take steps at Your request prior to entering into a contract, and such processing is carried out by automated means, You have the right to receive Your Personal Data from Us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. However, this right does not apply where it would adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
Right to Complain to a Supervisory Authority. If You consider that Our processing of Your Personal Data infringes data protection laws, You have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection. You may do so in the EU member state of Your habitual residence, Your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.
Right to Withdraw Consent. To the extent that the legal basis for Our processing of Your Personal Data is consent, You have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal.
You may exercise any of Your rights in relation to Your Personal Data through written notice to Us. See Our Contact Details at the end of this Policy.
7 Data Protection
If You are located in the European Economic Area, Your Personal Data will be processed by Radiance Healthcare. As part of providing the Website, this Personal Data may be transferred to other regions, including to Canada and the United States. Such transfers will be completed in compliance with relevant Data Protection Legislation.
When Radiance Healthcare processes Personal Data in the course of providing the Website, Radiance Healthcare will:
- process the Personal Data as a Data Processor, only for the purpose of providing the Website in accordance with documented instructions from You (provided that such instructions are commensurate with the functionalities of the Website), and as may subsequently be agreed to by You. If Radiance Healthcare is required by law to Process the Personal Data for any other purpose, Radiance Healthcare will provide You with prior notice of this requirement, unless Radiance Healthcare is prohibited by law from providing such notice;
- notify You if, in Radiance Healthcare’s opinion, Your instruction for the processing of Personal Data infringes applicable Data Protection Legislation;
- notify You promptly, to the extent permitted by law, upon receiving an inquiry or complaint from You or a Supervisory Authority relating to Radiance Healthcare’s Processing of the Personal Data;
- implement and maintain appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the Personal Data against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, damage, theft, alteration or disclosure. These measures shall be appropriate to the harm which might result from any unauthorised or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, damage or theft of Personal Data and appropriate to the nature of the Personal Data which is to be protected;
- provide You, upon request, with up-to-date attestations, reports or extracts thereof where available from a source charged with auditing Radiance Healthcare’s data protection practices (e.g. external auditors, internal audit, data protection auditors), or suitable certifications, to enable You to assess compliance with the terms of this Privacy Policy;
- notify You promptly upon becoming aware of and confirming any accidental, unauthorised, or unlawful processing of, disclosure of, or access to the Personal Data;
- ensure that its personnel who access the Personal Data are subject to confidentiality obligations that restrict their ability to disclose the Personal Data; and
- upon termination of the Terms, Radiance Healthcare will promptly initiate its purge process to delete or anonymise the Personal Data. If You request a copy of such Personal Data within 60 days of termination, Radiance Healthcare will provide You with a copy of such Personal Data.
8 International Transfer Of The Personal Data of EU Citizens
In this Section, We provide information about the circumstances in which Personal Data of citizens of the European Union may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
We have offices and facilities in United States.The European Commission has made an “adequacy decision” with respect to the data protection laws of United States. Transfers to United States will be protected by appropriate safeguards, namely the use of standard data protection clauses adopted or approved by the European Commission. A copy of the use of standard protection clauses adopted or approved by the European Commission can be obtained through: ec.europa.eu
The hosting facilities for Our Website are situated in United States. The European Commission has made an “adequacy decision” with respect to the data protection laws of United States. Transfers to United States will be protected by appropriate safeguards, namely the use of standard data protection clauses adopted or approved by the European Commission. A copy of the use of standard protection clauses adopted or approved by the European Commission can be obtained through: ec.europa.eu
You acknowledge that Personal Data that You submit for publication through Our Website or Services may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use (or misuse) of such Personal Data by others. The legal basis for this processing is Our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of Our Website and business and communications with users.
9 Your Choices
In general, if You register on the Website, You may update the information You have provided to Us.
When You register on the Website, You may be able to indicate Your preferences regarding marketing communications. You may be able to change those preferences and select the categories of communications that interest You.
You will not be able to opt-out of receiving certain service-related or transactional communications relating to the Website unless You cancel Your registration or subscription.
Even after Your account is cancelled, We may retain Your information for the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy.
10 Your Right to Access
We provide You with reasonable access to the Personal Data that You may provide through the Website.
11 Your Right to Withdraw Consent
At any time, You may legitimately object to the processing of Your Personal Data, except if otherwise provided by applicable law. You may decline to share certain Personal Data with Us, in which case We may not be able to provide to You some of the features and functionality of the Website.
12 Your Right to Update, Correct or Delete
You may update, correct, or delete Your Account Data and preferences at any time by accessing Your Account settings page on the Website. If You wish to access or amend any other Personal Data We hold about You, or to request that We delete any information about You that We have obtained from an Integrated Service, You may contact Us. Please note that while any changes You make will be reflected in active user databases instantly or within a reasonable period of time, We may retain all information You submit for backups, archiving, prevention of fraud and abuse, analytics, satisfaction of legal obligations, or where We otherwise reasonably believe that We have a legitimate reason to do so.
We will however retain Your information needed for administrative and transactional communications.
13 California Privacy Rights
If You are a California resident, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits You to request and obtain from We, information regarding the disclosure of Your Personal Data to the third parties for direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year, free of charge, once a year.
We do not share Your Personal Data with third parties for those parties’ direct marketing use. For more information about Our privacy and data collection policies, You may wish to review Our Privacy Policy.
California residents, who are under 18 and are registered users of We, are allowed to request and have removed, any content or information that they have posted publicly. However, in cases where the law does not require or allow the removal of information, this may not be applicable. This is under California Business and Professions Code Section 22581.
California Do Not Track Disclosure: We do not track the personally identifying information of Our users and visitors over time and across third party websites to provide targeted advertising. We respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals. However, some other third-party websites do keep track of Your browsing activities so that they can tailor the information or advertising they present to You. If You wish to opt out of this tracking, You can enable privacy settings in Your browser.
14 No Personal Data From Children
We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under 13 years of age in the USA or 16 years of age in the European Union. The Website is not directed to children under the age of 13 in the USA or 16 in the European Union. We will not knowingly allow children under 13 in the USA or 16 in the European Union to register for or become users of the Website.
If You are under 13 in the USA or 16 in the European Union years of age, You should not provide Personal Data to Us.
If We discover that a child under the age of 13 in the USA or 16 in the European Union has provided Us with Personal Data and We do not have parental consent, We will immediately delete that child’s information.
15 Cookie Policy
A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but Personal Data that We store about You may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
15.1 Cookie We Use
Session Cookies
These are temporary cookies that contain no expiration date and are deleted after the users browser is closed. You will be required to log in again at the next session, where you will be treated as a new user
Session cookies examples: Shopping cart, remembering previous actions, managing and passing security tokens, multimedia content player session cookies, load balancing session cookies and third party social content plug in sharing cookies
Persistent Cookies
These are cookies which are saved in your browser until they are deleted by the you or are deleted by your browser after they reach their expiration date.
Persistent cookies examples: Authentication, language selection, theme selection, favourites, internal site bookmarks, menu preferences, address and payment information.
Functionality Cookies
Functionality cookies allow us to remember choices that have been made by you in order to create an experience that’s made to fit. These cookies safely store authentication and identification information, for example your language selection or region.
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies allow us to collect information, such as the most used pages or error messages, in order to understand how you use our website and enable us to create a better user experience. All information collected by performance cookies in anonymous.
15.2 Purpose Of Using Cookies
Authentication – We use cookies to identify You when You visit Our Website and as You navigate Our Website;
Status – We use cookies to help Us determine if You are logged into Our Website;
Personalisation – We use cookies to store information about Your preferences and to personalise the Website for You;
Security – We use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect Our Website and Services generally;
Analysis – We use cookies to help Us to analyse the use and performance of Our Website and Services;
Cookie Consent – We use cookies to store Your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally.
15.3 Cookies Used by Our Service Providers
Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on Your computer when You visit Our Website.
Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of Our Website. Google Analytics gathers information about Website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to Our Website is used to create reports about the use of Our Website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
15.4 Managing Cookies
You can disable cookie tracking and learn more about the privacy policies of the third parties We use by visiting the following links:
| Third Party | Opt Out Page | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Opt Out | Privacy Policy |
16 Links To Or From Another Website
The Website may contain links to other sites operated by Our affiliates or third parties. Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy do not apply to information gathered through these other sites. We are not responsible for the actions and privacy policies of third parties and other sites.
17 Public Areas
Please remember that any information You share in public areas, such as message boards or feedback sections, becomes public and anyone may take and use that information. Please be careful about what You disclose and do not post any Personal Data that You expect to keep private. Please consult the applicable guidelines, if any, for use of Our chat rooms and other community areas for more information.
18 Interest Based Advertising
To help ensure that You receive ads that are relevant to Your interests on the Website, Our advertisers’ services, and elsewhere on the Internet, We and third parties (including service providers, advertisers, and advertising companies) may collect information about Your online activities over time and across different sites, apps, and devices. We and third parties may use that information to help understand audience segments. Advertisers may use the segments to determine the audience groups to which they wish to deliver particular ads. Through this process, We do not use information that directly identifies You.
Opt Out. You can opt out of receiving interest-based advertising on Your computer or laptop from some companies, including Us and Our service providers.
If You wish to opt out of receiving interest-based advertising on Your mobile device, please see the advertising preferences information on support.apple.com for iOS devices or support.google.com for Android devices.
Opting out does not mean You will no longer receive advertising. It means that the company or companies from which You opted out will no longer deliver ads tailored to Your web preferences and usage patterns.
19 Changes And Updates
Please revisit this page periodically to stay aware of any changes to this Privacy Policy, which We may update from time to time. If We modify the Privacy Policy, We will make it available through the Website, and indicate the date of the latest revision. Any material changes will be posted on this Website and will come into effect 30 Days after their posting.
In the event that the modifications materially alter Your rights or obligations hereunder, We will make reasonable efforts to notify You of the change. For example, We may send a message to Your email address, if We have one on file, or generate a pop-up or similar notification when You access the Website for the first time after such material changes are made. If You do not refuse the changes in writing before they become effective, this shall mean that You have consented to the Privacy Policy as changed. Your continued use of the Website after the revised Privacy Policy has become effective indicates that You have read, understood and agreed to the current version of the Privacy Policy.
20 Assignment
We may change Our ownership or corporate organisation while providing the Website and Services. We may also sell certain assets associated with the Website. As a result, please be aware that in such event, We may transfer some or all of Your information to a company acquiring all or part of Our assets or to another company with which We have merged. Under such circumstances We would, to the extent possible, require the acquiring party to follow the practices described in this Privacy Policy, as it may be amended from time to time. Nevertheless, We cannot promise that an acquiring company or the merged company will have the same privacy practices or treat Your information the same as described in this Privacy Policy.
21 Our Details
If you have questions or concerns regarding this policy or if you need to make a request please contact us at:
| E-mail: | [email protected] |
| Telephone: | 530-270-9006 |
21 Hipaa Notice of Privacy Practices for Personal Health Information
HIPAA NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES, Version 2
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.
This Practice is committed to maintaining the privacy of your protected health information (“PHI”), which includes information about your health condition and the care and treatment you receive from the Practice. The creation of a record detailing the care and services you receive helps this office to provide you with quality health care. This Notice details how your PHI may be used and disclosed to third parties. This Notice also details your rights regarding your PHI. The privacy of PHI in patient files will be protected when the files are taken to and from the Practice by placing the files in a box or briefcase and kept within the custody of a doctor or employee of the Practice authorized to remove the files from the Practice’s office.
NO CONSENT REQUIRED
The Practice may use and/or disclose your PHI for the purposes of:
(a) Treatment – In order to provide you with the health care you require, the Practice will provide your PHI to those health care professionals, whether on the Practice’s staff or not, directly involved in your care so that they may understand your health condition and needs.
(b) Payment – In order to get paid for services provided to you, the Practice will provide your PHI, directly or through a billing service, to appropriate third party payers, pursuant to their billing and payment requirements.
(c) Health Care Operations – In order for the Practice to operate in accordance with applicable law and insurance requirements and in order for the Practice to continue to provide quality and efficient care, it may be necessary for the Practice to compile, use and/or disclose your PHI.
The Practice may use and/or disclose your PHI, without a written Consent from you, in the following additional instances:
(a) De-identified Information – Information that does not identify you and, even without your name, cannot be used to identify you.
(b) Business Associate – To a business associate if the Practice obtains satisfactory written assurance, in accordance with applicable law, that the business associate will appropriately safeguard your PHI. A business associate is an entity that assists the Practice in undertaking some essential function, such as a billing company that assists the office in submitting claims for payment to insurance companies or other payers.
(c) Personal Representative – To a person who, under applicable law, has the authority to represent you in making decisions related to your health care
(d) Emergency Situations –
(i) for the purpose of obtaining or rendering emergency treatment to you provided that the Practice attempts to obtain your Consent as soon as possible; or
(ii) to a public or private entity authorized by law or by its charter to assist in disaster relief efforts, for the purpose of coordinating your care with such entities in an emergency situation.
(e) Communication Barriers – If, due to substantial communication barriers or inability to communicate, the Practice has been unable to obtain your Consent and the Practice determines, in the exercise of its professional judgment, that your Consent to receive treatment is clearly inferred from the circumstances.
(f) Public Health Activities – Such activities include, for example, information collected by a public health authority, as authorized by law, to prevent or control disease and that does not identify you and, even without your name, cannot be used to identify you.
(g) Abuse, Neglect or Domestic Violence – To a government authority if the Practice is required by law to make such disclosure. If the Practice is authorized by law to make such a disclosure, it will do so if it believes that the disclosure is necessary to prevent serious harm.
(h) Health Oversight Activities – Such activities, which must be required by law, involve government agencies and may include, for example, criminal investigations, disciplinary actions, or general oversight activities relating to the community’s health care system.
(i) Judicial and Administrative Proceeding – For example, the Practice may be required to disclose your PHI in response to a court order or a lawfully issued subpoena.
(j) Law Enforcement Purposes – In certain instances, your PHI may have to be disclosed to a law enforcement official. For example, your PHI may be the subject of a grand jury subpoena. Or, the Practice may disclose your PHI if the Practice believes that your death was the result of criminal conduct.
(k) Coroner or Medical Examiner – The Practice may disclose your PHI to a coroner or medical examiner for the purpose of identifying you or determining your cause of death.
(l) Organ, Eye or Tissue Donation – If you are an organ donor, the Practice may disclose your PHI to the entity to whom you have agreed to donate your organs.
(m) Research – If the Practice is involved in research activities, your PHI may be used, but such use is subject to numerous governmental requirements intended to protect the privacy of your PHI and that does not identify you and, even without your name, cannot be used to identify you.
(n) Avert a Threat to Health or Safety – The Practice may disclose your PHI if it believes that such disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public and the disclosure is to an individual who is reasonably able to prevent or lessen the threat.
(o) Workers’ Compensation – If you are involved in a Workers’ Compensation claim, the Practice may be required to disclose your PHI to an individual or entity that is part of the Workers’ Compensation system.
Appointment Reminders
Your healthcare provider or a staff member may disclose your health information to contact you to provide appointment reminders. If you are not at home to receive an appointment reminder, a message will be left on your answering machine, voice mail, or with the person who answers the call.
You have the right to refuse us authorization to contact you to provide appointment reminders. If you refuse us authorization, it will not affect the treatment we provide to you.
Family/Friends
The Practice may disclose to your family member, other relative, a close personal friend, or any other person identified by you, your PHI directly relevant to such person’s involvement with your care or the payment for your care unless you direct the Practice to the contrary. The Practice may also use or disclose your PHI to notify or assist in the notification (including identifying or locating) a family member, a personal representative, or another person responsible for your care, of your location, general condition or death. However, in both cases, the following conditions will apply:
(a) If you are present at or prior to the use or disclosure of your PHI, the Practice may use or disclose your PHI if you agree, or if the Practice can reasonably infer from the circumstances, based on the exercise of its professional judgment that you do not object to the use or disclosure.
(b) If you are not present, the Practice will, in the exercise of professional judgment, determine whether the use or disclosure is in your best interests and, if so, disclose only the PHI that is directly relevant to the person’s involvement with your care.
AUTHORIZATION
Uses and/or disclosures, other than those described above, will be made only with your written Authorization.
Your Right to Revoke Your Authorization
You may revoke your authorization to us at any time; however, your revocation must be in writing.
Restrictions
You may request restrictions on certain use and/or disclosure of your PHI as provided by law. However, the Practice is not obligated to agree to any requested restrictions. To request restrictions, you must submit a written request to the Practice’s Privacy Officer. In your written request, you must inform the Practice of what information you want to limit, whether you want to limit the Practice’s use or disclosure, or both, and to whom you want the limits to apply. If the Practice agrees to your request, the Practice will comply with your request unless the information is needed in order to provide you with emergency treatment.
You Have a Right to
Inspect and obtain a copy of your PHI as provided by 45 CFR 164.524. To inspect and copy your PHI, you are requested to submit a written request to the Practice’s Privacy Officer. The Practice can charge you a fee for the cost of copying, mailing or other supplies associated with your request.
Receive confidential communications or PHI by alternative means or at alternative locations. You must make your request in writing to the Practice’s Privacy Officer. The Practice will accommodate all reasonable requests.
Prohibit report of any test, examination or treatment to your health plan or anyone else for which you pay in cash or by credit card.
Receive an accounting of disclosures of your PHI as provided by 45 CFR 164.528. The request should indicate in what form you want the list (such as a paper or electronic copy)
Receive a paper copy of this Privacy Notice from the Practice upon request to the Practice’s Privacy Officer.
Request copies of your PHI in electronic format if this office maintains your records in that format.
Amend your PHI as provided by 45 CFR 164.528. To request an amendment, you must submit a written request to the Practice’s Privacy Officer. You must provide a reason that supports your request. The Practice may deny your request if it is not in writing, if you do not provide a reason in support of your request, if the information to be amended was not created by the Practice (unless the individual or entity that created the information is no longer available), if the information is not part of your PHI maintained by the Practice, if the information is not part of the information you would be permitted to inspect and copy, and/or if the information is accurate and complete. If you disagree with the Practice’s denial, you will have the right to submit a written statement of disagreement.
Receive notice of any breach of confidentiality of your PHI by the Practice
Complain to the Practice or to the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 509F, HHH Building, Washington, D.C. 20201, 202 619-0257, email: [email protected] if you believe your privacy rights have been violated. To file a complaint with the Practice, you must contact the Practice’s Privacy Officer. All complaints must be in writing.
PRACTICE’S REQUIREMENTS
1. The Practice:
Is required by federal law to maintain the privacy of your PHI and to provide you with this Privacy Notice detailing the Practice’s legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your PHI.
Is required to abide by the terms of this Privacy Notice.
Reserves the right to change the terms of this Privacy Notice and to make the new Privacy Notice provisions effective for your entire PHI that it maintains.
Will distribute any revised Privacy Notice to you prior to implementation.
Will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.