Nuance Aesthetics & Plastic Surgery

Notice of Privacy Practices

This Notice Describes How Medical Information About You May Be Used and Disclosed and How You Can Get Access to This Information.

Nature of Business and Types of Messages:

Nuance specializes in a variety of facial procedures and treatments. We send the following types of messages:

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At Nuance Aesthetics & Plastic Surgery, we are committed to protecting your medical information. This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how we may use and disclose your protected health information (PHI) to carry out treatment, payment, or healthcare operations (TPO) and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law. It also describes your rights to access and control your protected health information.

No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes; all the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information

• Treatment

  We will use and disclose your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare and any related services. This includes coordination with a third party that has already obtained your permission to have access to your PHI. For example, we may disclose your PHI to a physician to whom you have been referred to ensure the physician has the necessary information to diagnose or treat you.

• Payment

  Your PHI may be used, as needed, to obtain payment for your healthcare services from the third party. This may include certain activities that your third party payor may undertake before it approves or pays for the healthcare services, we recommend for you, such as making a determination of eligibility or coverage for care benefits.

• Healthcare Operations

  We may use or disclose, as needed, your PHI to support the business activities of our practice. These activities include, but are not limited to, quality assessment activities, employee review activities, training of medical students, licensing, and conducting or arranging for other business activities.

Other Permitted and Required Uses and Disclosures

• Required By Law

  We may use or disclose your PHI to the extent that the use or disclosure is required by law.

• Public Health

  We may disclose your PHI for public health activities and purposes to a public health authority that is permitted by law to collect or receive the information.

• Health Oversight

  We may disclose PHI to a health oversight agency for activities authorized by law, such as audits, investigations, and inspections.

• Legal Proceedings

  We may disclose PHI in response to a court order, administrative order, or subpoena.

• Law Enforcement

  We may disclose PHI for law enforcement purposes as permitted by law or in response to a subpoena or court order.

• Research

  We may disclose your PHI to researchers when their research has been approved by an institutional review board that has reviewed the research proposal and established protocols to ensure the privacy of your PHI.

• Coroners, Funeral Directors, and Organ Donation

  We may disclose PHI to a coroner or medical examiner for identification purposes, determining cause of death, or for the coroner or medical examiner to perform other duties authorized by law. We may also disclose PHI to a funeral director, as authorized by law, and to facilitate organ, eye, or tissue donation and transplantation.

• Criminal Activity

  Consistent with applicable federal and state laws, we may disclose your PHI if we believe that the use or disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public.

• Military Activity and National Security

  When the appropriate conditions apply, we may use or disclose PHI of individuals who are Armed Forces personnel for activities deemed necessary by appropriate military command authorities, and to authorized federal officials for conducting national security and intelligence activities.

Your Rights Regarding Your PHI

• Right to Inspect and Copy

  You have the right to inspect and copy your PHI. This means you may inspect and obtain a copy of your PHI that is contained in a designated record set for as long as we maintain the PHI.

• Right to Request Restrictions

  You have the right to request a restriction of your PHI. This means you may ask us not to use or disclose any part of your PHI for the purposes of treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.

• Right to Request Confidential Communications

  You have the right to request to receive confidential communications from us by alternative means or at an alternative location.

• Right to Amend

  You have the right to request an amendment of your PHI if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete.

• Right to Receive an Accounting of Disclosures

  You have the right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures we have made, if any, of your PHI.

• Right to Obtain a Paper Copy

  You have the right to obtain a paper copy of this notice from us.

Changes to This Notice

We reserve the right to change this Notice of Privacy Practices at any time. The new notice will be effective for all PHI that we maintain at that time. Upon request, we will provide you with any revised Notice of Privacy Practices.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. To file a complaint with us, contact our Privacy Officer at the contact information provided above. All complaints must be submitted in writing. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.

Thank you for choosing Nuance Aesthetics & Plastic Surgery. We are dedicated to protecting your health information and ensuring your privacy.