HIPAA 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. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
Who Will Follow This Notice?
This notice describes the practices of JDV Med Spa and the practices that will be followed by all JDV Med Spa workforce members who handle your medical information.
Our Pledge Regarding Your Protected Health Information
JDV Med Spa understands that medical information about you and your health is personal. We are committed to protecting medical information about you. We maintain our records and conduct our treatment environment with a goal of providing a robust level of protection for your medical information while still providing you with a high level of medical care.
This notice applies to all records of your medical care which are received or created by JDV Med Spa.
Your other medical treatment providers (e.g., doctors, nurses, hospitals, home health agencies, etc.) may have different policies or notices regarding the use and disclosure of your medical information.
This notice explains the ways in which JDV Med Spa may use and disclose medical information about you. Your medical information, also referred to as “protected health information,” includes demographic information that may identify you and relates to your past, present, or future physical or mental health condition and related health care services.
In this notice, we also describe your rights and certain obligations JDV Med Spa has regarding the use and disclosure of your protected health information.
We are required to:
- Make sure that medical and other information that identifies you (protected health information) is kept private.
- Give this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to protected health information about you.
- Follow the terms of the notice that is currently in effect.
Uses and Disclosures for Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations
By becoming a patient at JDV Med Spa, you are giving consent for JDV Med Spa to use your protected health information for certain activities, including treatment, payment, and other health care operations.
We may use and disclose protected health information about you so that JDV Med Spa and its medical professionals can treat you. For example, we may use your past medical information in order to diagnose your present condition, or we may provide information regarding your medical condition to another doctor to whom we refer you for additional care.
We may also use and disclose protected health information about you so that we may be paid for the medical treatment we provide to you.
We may also use and disclose protected health information about you for JDV Med Spa health care operations. In other words, these are tasks we need to perform to ensure you are provided with high-quality medical care. For example, we may use your protected health information to evaluate how we can better meet your needs.
We may also share your protected health information with third parties in connection with services that we provide, if required by law, or upon regulatory request.
Other Uses and Disclosures of Your Protected Health Information
The following uses of your protected health information may be made without additional authorization from you. Not every use or disclosure is listed, but all uses and disclosures made by JDV Med Spa are only those permitted under the law.
We may use and disclose protected health information for appointment reminders.
Furthermore, any pictures, stories, letters, biographies, correspondence, or thank you notes sent to us become the exclusive property of JDV Med Spa. We reserve the right to use non-identifying information about our clients (those who receive services or goods from or through us).
Acknowledgement
I have read and understand this notice. I may revoke consent at any time.