HIPAA Privacy Notice
At Cosmetistry by Dr. P, we value and protect your Protected Health Information (PHI) in full compliance with federal law. This notice explains how we may use and share your information and outlines your rights regarding your medical records. It covers all records that our team—doctors, staff, and support personnel—creates or receives during your care.
How We May Use and Share Your Information
- Treatment:
Your PHI may be shared with healthcare professionals involved in your treatment, such as dentists, hygienists, assistants, or specialists, to provide you with quality care. - Payment:
We may use your information to prepare bills, obtain payment, and coordinate with insurance providers for services rendered. - Health Care Operations:
Your PHI may be used to support our daily operations. such as quality improvement, staff training, professional evaluations, and ensuring the highest standard of care.
Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information
- Right to Access: You can request to review or receive a copy of your medical records.
- Right to Amend: If your information is incorrect or incomplete, you can ask us to update your records.
- Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You can request a list of when and to whom we shared your PHI.
- Right to Request Restrictions: You can ask us to limit how we use or share your information for treatment, payment, or operations.
- Right to Confidential Communications: You can request that we contact you in a specific way (for example, at work or by mail).
Updates to This Notice
We update this notice whenever necessary. We apply any revisions to the information we already hold and to new information we collect in the future.
Concerns or Complaints
If you believe we violated your privacy rights, you can file a complaint with our office or directly with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.