Privacy & Security
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Privacy & Security
Notice of Privacy Practices
This Notice describes how your medical information may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
Your Rights
- Get a copy of your medical record.
- Ask us to correct your medical record.
- Request confidential communication.
- Ask us to limit the information we share.
- Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared your information.
- Get a copy of this privacy notice.
- Choose someone to act for you.
- File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated.
Your Choices
- Sharing information with your family, close friends, or others involved in your care.
- Sharing information in a disaster relief situation.
- Including your information in a hospital directory (if applicable).
- Sharing information for public health and safety purposes.
- Marketing and fundraising communications.
- The use of your information for research (with additional safeguards).
Our Uses and Disclosures
- Treatment: To provide, coordinate, or manage your health care.
- Payment: To bill and get payment from health plans or other entities.
- Health Care Operations: To run our practice, improve your care, and contact you when necessary.
- Public health and safety issues (disease prevention, recalls, reporting abuse, etc.).
- Research (under approved protocols).
- Compliance with the law, including responding to legal and government requests.
- Organ and tissue donation requests.
- Workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government functions.
- Coroners, medical examiners, and funeral directors.
Our Responsibilities
- We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.
- We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may compromise your information.
- We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice.
- We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you give us written permission. If you do, you may change your mind at any time by letting us know in writing.
Complaints
- If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with:
- Luxe Primary Practice, PLLC
- 6300 West Loop South, Suite 335 Bellaire, TX 77401
- Phone: (713) 571-4214
- Email: [email protected]
- Or with: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights Website: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints
- We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
Contact
- If you have questions about this notice, please contact:
- Privacy Officer: Cynthia Alvarez
- Phone: (713) 571-4214
- Email: [email protected]