Privacy Policy
HIPAA Compliance & Patient Rights
Our Legal Responsibilities
We are required by law to give you this notice. It provides you with information on how we may use and disclose your protected health data and describes your rights and our obligations regarding the use and disclosure of that information. We shall maintain the privacy of protected health information and provide you with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your protected health information.
Policy Updates
We have the right to change these policies at any time. If we change our privacy policies, we will notify you of these changes immediately. This current policy is in effect unless stated otherwise. If the policy is changed, it will apply to all your current and past health information.
You may request a copy of our notice any time. You may contact eviaesthetics at 65 W. 36th Street, New York, NY 10018, Tel: (646) 609-9673 at any time to request a copy of this privacy policy.
How We Use Your Protected Health Information
The following examples describe ways that we may use your protected health information for your treatment, payments, healthcare operations etc. Please note that not every use or disclosure in a particular category will be listed.
Treatment
We may use and disclose your protected health information to provide you treatment. This includes disclosing your protected health information to other medical providers, trainees, therapists, medical staff, and office staff involved in your health care.
For example, your medical provider might need to consult with another provider to coordinate your care. Also, the office staff may need to use and disclose your protected health information to other individuals outside of our office such as the pharmacy when a prescription is called in.
Payment
Your protected health information may also be used to obtain payment from an insurance company or another third party. This may include providing an insurance company with your protected health information for pre-authorization for a medication we prescribed.
Health Care Operations
We may use or disclose your protected health information in order to operate this medical practice. These activities include training students, reviewing cases with employees, utilizing your information to improve the quality of care, and contacting you by telephone, email, or text to remind you of your appointments.
Additional Uses
- Appointment Reminders: We may contact you as a reminder that you have an appointment for your initial visit, follow up visit, or lab work via text, phone or email.
- Marketing Activities: We might send you a thank you card in the mail with a coupon for specialized services or products. You can contact us at any point to stop receiving this information.
- Family & Friends: We may disclose protected health information about you to your family members or friends if we obtain your verbal agreement to do so.
- Public Health: We may disclose your protected health information, if necessary, in order to prevent or control disease, report adverse events from medications or products.
Your Rights Regarding Protected Health Information
Access to Medical Records
You have the right to access and receive copies of your protected health information that we use to make decisions about your care. You must submit a written request to obtain your protected health information.
Amendment
If you believe the protected health information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend the information. You will need to submit a written request.
Accounting of Disclosures
You have the right to receive a list of instances in which we disclosed your personal health information. You must submit a written request to obtain this "accounting of disclosures".
Restriction Requests
You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the protected health information we use or disclose about you for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.
Confidential Communication
You have the right to request that we communicate with you about healthcare matters in a certain way and at a certain location.
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.
Contact Information
Evia Nano, MD
eviaesthetics
65 W. 36th Street, 10th floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (201) 639-4983