Aviso de prácticas de privacidad
Este aviso describe cómo INFORMACIÓN DE SALUD PUEDE SER USADA Y REVELADA Y COMO USTED PUEDE TENER ACCESO A LA INFORMACIÓN. POR FAVOR LEA CON CUIDADO.
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of protected health information, to provide individuals with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to protected health information, and to notify affected individuals following a breach of unsecured protected health information. Debemos seguir las prácticas de privacidad descritas en este Aviso mientras esté en vigor. Este Aviso entra en vigor 9/23/2013 y permanecerá en efecto hasta que lo reemplacemos.
Nos reservamos el derecho de cambiar nuestras prácticas de privacidad y los términos de este aviso en cualquier momento, siempre que dichos cambios estén permitidos por la ley aplicable, and to make new Notice provisions effective for all protected health information that we maintain. When we make a significant change in our privacy practices, we will change this Notice and post the new Notice clearly and prominently at our practice location, and we will provide copies of the new Notice upon request.
Usted puede solicitar una copia de nuestro aviso en cualquier momento. Para obtener más información sobre nuestras prácticas de privacidad, o para obtener copias adicionales de este aviso, por favor, póngase en contacto con nosotros utilizando la información que aparece al final de este Aviso.
HOW WE MAY USE AND DISCLOSE HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
We may use and disclose your health information for different purposes, including treatment, pago, and health care operations. For each of these categories, we have provided a description and an example. Some information, such as HIV-related information, genetic information, alcohol and/or substance abuse records, and mental health records may be entitled to special confidentiality protections under applicable state or federal law. We will abide by these special protections as they pertain to applicable cases involving these types of records.
Tratamiento. We may use and disclose your health information for your treatment. Por ejemplo, we may disclose your health information to a specialist providing treatment to you.
Pago. We may use and disclose your health information to obtain reimbursement for the treatment and services you receive from us or another entity involved with your care. Payment activities include billing, collections, claims management, and determinations of eligibility and coverage to obtain payment from you, an insurance company, or another third party. Por ejemplo, we may send claims to your dental health plan containing certain health information.
Operaciones de atención médica. We may use and disclose your health information in connection with our healthcare operations. Por ejemplo, healthcare operations include quality assessment and improvement activities, realizar programas de capacitación, and licensing activities.
Individuals Involved in Your Care or Payment for Your Care. We may disclose your health information to your family or friends or any other individual identified by you when they are involved in your care or in the payment for your care. Además, we may disclose information about you to a patient representative. If a person has the authority by law to make health care decisions for you, we will treat that patient representative the same way we would treat you with respect to your health information.
Disaster Relief. We may use or disclose your health information to assist in disaster relief efforts.
Requerido por la ley. We may use or disclose your health information when we are required to do so by law.
Public Health Activities. We may disclose your health information for public health activities, including disclosures to:
- Prevent or control disease, lesión o discapacidad;
- Report child abuse or neglect;
- Report reactions to medications or problems with products or devices;
- Notify a person of a recall, reparar, or replacement of products or devices;
- Notify a person who may have been exposed to a disease or condition; o
- Notify the appropriate government authority if we believe a patient has been the victim of abuse, negligencia, or domestic violence.
Seguridad nacional. Podemos revelar a las autoridades militares la información de salud del personal de las Fuerzas Armadas bajo ciertas circunstancias.. Podemos divulgar información de salud a funcionarios federales autorizados la requerida para la inteligencia legal, contraespionaje, y otras actividades de seguridad nacional. We may disclose to correctional institution or law enforcement official having lawful custody the protected health information of an inmate or patient.
Secretary of HHS. We will disclose your health information to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services when required to investigate or determine compliance with HIPAA.
Worker’s Compensation. We may disclose your PHI to the extent authorized by and to the extent necessary to comply with laws relating to worker’s compensation or other similar programs established by law.
Law Enforcement. We may disclose your PHI for law enforcement purposes as permitted by HIPAA, as required by law, or in response to a subpoena or court order.
Health Oversight Activities. We may disclose your PHI to an oversight agency for activities authorized by law. These oversight activities include audits, investigations, inspections, and credentialing, as necessary for licensure and for the government to monitor the health care system, government programs, and compliance with civil rights laws.
Judicial and Administrative Proceedings. If you are involved in a lawsuit or a dispute, we may disclose your PHI in response to a court or administrative order. We may also disclose health information about you in response to a subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process instituted by someone else involved in the dispute, but only if efforts have been made, either by the requesting party or us, to tell you about the request or to obtain an order protecting the information requested.
Investigación. We may disclose your PHI to researchers when their research has been approved by an institutional review board or privacy board that has reviewed the research proposal and established protocols to ensure the privacy of your information.
Coroners, Medical Examiners, and Funeral Directors. We may release your PHI to a coroner or medical examiner. This may be necessary, por ejemplo, to identify a deceased person or determine the cause of death. We may also disclose PHI to funeral directors consistent with applicable law to enable them to carry out their duties.
Fundraising. We may contact you to provide you with information about our sponsored activities, including fundraising programs, as permitted by applicable law. If you do not wish to receive such information from us, you may opt out of receiving the communications.
Other Uses and Disclosures of PHI
Your authorization is required, with a few exceptions, for disclosure of psychotherapy notes, use or disclosure of PHI for marketing, and for the sale of PHI. We will also obtain your written authorization before using or disclosing your PHI for purposes other than those provided for in this Notice (or as otherwise permitted or required by law). You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time. Upon receipt of the written revocation, we will stop using or disclosing your PHI, except to the extent that we have already taken action in reliance on the authorization.
Your Health Information Rights
Acceso. Tiene derecho a ver u obtener copias de su información de salud., con excepciones limitadas. You must make the request in writing. Usted puede obtener un formulario para solicitar acceso usando la información de contacto que aparece al final de este Aviso. También puede solicitar acceso enviándonos una carta a la dirección que figura al final de este Aviso.. If you request information that we maintain on paper, we may provide photocopies. If you request information that we maintain electronically, you have the right to an electronic copy. We will use the form and format you request if readily producible. We will charge you a reasonable cost-based fee for the cost of supplies and labor of copying, and for postage if you want copies mailed to you. Contact us using the information listed at the end of this Notice for an explanation of our fee structure.
If you are denied a request for access, you have the right to have the denial reviewed in accordance with the requirements of applicable law.
Contabilidad de divulgación. With the exception of certain disclosures, you have the right to receive an accounting of disclosures of your health information in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. To request an accounting of disclosures of your health information, you must submit your request in writing to the Privacy Official. Si usted solicita esta lista más de una vez en un período de 12 meses, podemos cobrarle una razonable, cost-based fee for responding to the additional requests.
Right to Request a Restriction. You have the right to request additional restrictions on our use or disclosure of your PHI by submitting a written request to the Privacy Official. Your written request must include (1) what information you want to limit, (2) whether you want to limit our use, disclosure or both, y (3) to whom you want the limits to apply. We are not required to agree to your request except in the case where the disclosure is to a health plan for purposes of carrying out payment or health care operations, and the information pertains solely to a health care item or service for which you, or a person on your behalf (other than the health plan), has paid our practice in full.
Comunicación alternativa. Tiene derecho a solicitar que nos comuniquemos con usted sobre su información de salud por medios alternativos o en lugares alternativos.. Usted debe hacer su solicitud por escrito. Su solicitud debe especificar el medio alternativo o la ubicación., and provide satisfactory explanation of how payments will be handled under the alternative means or location you request. We will accommodate all reasonable requests. Sin embargo, if we are unable to contact you using the ways or locations you have requested we may contact you using the information we have.
Enmienda. Tiene derecho a solicitar que modifiquemos su información de salud.. Tu solicitud debe ir por escrito, and it must explain why the information should be amended. Podemos rechazar su solicitud bajo ciertas circunstancias.. If we agree to your request, we will amend your record(s) and notify you of such. If we deny your request for an amendment, we will provide you with a written explanation of why we denied it and explain your rights.
Right to Notification of a Breach. You will receive notifications of breaches of your unsecured protected health information as required by law.
Aviso electrónico. You may receive a paper copy of this Notice upon request, even if you have agreed to receive this Notice electronically on our Web site or by electronic mail (correo electrónico).
Preguntas y quejas
Si desea obtener más información sobre nuestras prácticas de privacidad o tiene preguntas o inquietudes, por favor contáctenos.
Si usted está preocupado de que hemos violado sus derechos de privacidad, or if 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 to have us communicate with you by alternative means or at alternative locations, you may complain to us using the contact information listed at the end of this Notice. También puede presentar una queja por escrito a la U.S. Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos. Nosotros le proporcionaremos la dirección para presentar su queja ante la U.S. Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos a petición.
Apoyamos su derecho a la privacidad de su información de salud. No tomaremos represalias de ninguna manera si usted decide presentar una queja con nosotros o con el U.S. Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos.
Our Privacy Official: Dr. Prashant Verma
Teléfono: 202-822-0732 Fax: 202-822-9095
Dirección: 1234 19th St NW Ste 307 Washington DC 20036
Correo electrónico: [email protected]
