We Value Your Privacy

Introduction

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring your personal information is kept confidential. 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 privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and disclose your information, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Get a copy of your medical record – You can ask to see or get a copy of your medical record and other health information we have about you.
Ask us to correct your medical record – You can ask us to correct health information about you that you think is incorrect or incomplete.
Request confidential communications – You can ask us to contact you in a specific way (for example, home or office phone) or to send mail to a different address.
Ask us to limit what we use or share – You can ask us not to use or share certain health information for treatment, payment, or operations.
Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared information – You can ask for a list of the times we’ve shared your health information, who we shared it with, and why.
Get a copy of this privacy notice – You can ask for a paper copy of this notice at any time.
Choose someone to act for you – If you have given someone medical power of attorney or if someone is your legal guardian, that person can exercise your rights.
File a complaint if you feel your rights are violated – You can complain if you feel we have violated your rights by contacting us directly, or you can file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Your Choices

You have choices in the way that we use and share information:

Family and friends – You can tell us whether we should share information with your family, close friends, or others involved in your care.
Hospital directory – You can choose to exclude your information from any hospital or clinic directory.
Marketing, sale, and psychotherapy notes – We will not share your information for marketing purposes, sell your information, or share psychotherapy notes unless you give us written permission.

Our Uses and Disclosures

We typically use or share your health information in the following ways:

For treatment – We can use your health information and share it with other professionals who are treating you.
For payment – We can use and share your health information to bill and get payment from health plans or other entities.
For healthcare operations – We can use and share your health information to run our practice, improve your care, and contact you when necessary.
Public health and safety issues – We can share health information about you for certain situations such as preventing disease, helping with product recalls, reporting adverse reactions, reporting suspected abuse or neglect, or preventing/reducing a serious threat to health or safety.
Research – We can use or share your information for health research.
Legal compliance – We will share information about you if state or federal laws require it.
Organ and tissue donation – We can share information about you with organ procurement organizations.
Medical examiners and funeral directors – We can share health information with a coroner, medical examiner, or funeral director when necessary.
Workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and government requests – We can share health information for workers’ compensation claims, law enforcement purposes, health oversight agencies, and special government functions.
Lawsuits and legal actions – We can share health information about you in response to a court or administrative order, or in response to a subpoena.

Our Responsibilities

We are required by law to:

Maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.
Notify you promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.
Follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice and give you a copy of it.
Not use or share your information other than as described here unless you tell us we can in writing.

Changes to This Policy

We may change the terms of this notice, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be available upon request, in our office, and on our website.

Scope

This privacy policy applies to First Rate Infusion and Wellness websites, domains, applications, services, and products. It does not apply to third-party sites, products, or services that may link to or be accessible from our website.