HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

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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. (Required by 45 C.F.R. §164.520; HHS also publishes model NPPs.) eCFR+1

Our Duties

We are required by law to: maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI); provide you this Notice; follow the Notice’s terms; and notify you following a breach of unsecured PHI. eCFR

How We May Use and Disclose PHI (examples)

• Treatment (e.g., sharing with specialists).

• Payment (e.g., billing, eligibility).

• Health Care Operations (e.g., quality review, training, audits).

• As Required by Law (e.g., public health, abuse/neglect reporting, health oversight, law enforcement in limited cases).

• Appointment reminders & care coordination communications (calls, texts, emails, portal messages).

• To family/friends involved in your care when appropriate and permitted.
  These examples follow HIPAA’s permitted uses. HHS.gov

Uses/Disclosures Requiring Authorization

Most uses of psychotherapy notes, marketing, or sale of PHI require your written authorization. You may revoke an authorization in writing. eCFR

Your Rights

• Access: You can see or get a copy of your medical record.

• Amend: Request a correction.

• Request confidential communications (e.g., to a different address or phone).

• Request restrictions on certain uses/disclosures.

• Accounting of disclosures.

• Get a paper copy of this Notice.

• File a complaint with us or with HHS OCR; we will not retaliate. (These elements are required content of the NPP.) eCFR+1

Contact & Complaints

Privacy Officer:  [privacy@sanovamedical.com], 520-420-1966.
You may also contact the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. HHS.gov