Privacy Notice
Notice of Privacy Practices
We respect our legal obligation to keep health information that identifies you private. We are obligated by law to give you notice of our privacy practices. This Notice describes how we protect your health information and what rights you have regarding it.
THIS NOTICE IS EFFECTIVE 12/26/02 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Right to Notice
As a patient, you have the right to adequate notice of the uses and disclosures of your protected health information. Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA), Dr. Carolyn Wong Optometrist can use your protected health information for treatment, payment and health care operations.
a) Treatment- We may use or disclose your health information to a physician or other healthcare provider providing treatment to you.
b) Payment- We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for services we provide you.
c) Health care operations- We may use and disclose your health information in connection with our healthcare operations. Healthcare operations include quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competency or qualificaions of healthcare professionals, evaluating provider performance, conducting training programs, accreditation, certification, licensing or credentialing activities.
Your Authorization
Most uses and disclosures that do not fall under treatment, payment, health care operations will require your written authorization. Upon signing, you may revoke your authorization (in writing) through our practice at any time.
Emergency Situations
In the event of your incapacity or an emergency situation, we will disclose health information to a family member, or another person responsible for your care, using our professional judgment. We will only disclose health information that is directly relevant to the person's involvement in your healthcare.
Marketing
We will not use your health information for marketing communications without your written authorization.
Required by Law
We may also use or disclose your health information when we are required to do so by law.
Abuse or Neglect
We may disclose your health information to appropiate authorities if we reasonably believe that your are possible victim of abuse, neglect, or dosmetic violence of the victim of other crimes. We may disclose your health information to the extent necessary to avert a serious threat to your or other people's health or safety.
National security
We may disclose the health information of the Armed Forces personnel to military authorities under certain circumstances. We may disclose health information to authorized federal officials required for lawful intelligence, counterintelligence and other national security activities. We may disclose health information of inmates or patients to the appropiate authorities under certain circumstances.
Appointment Renimders
We may use or disclose our health information to provide you with appointment reminders via phone, e-mail or letter.
Your Right as a Patient
You have the right to restrict the disclosure of your protected health information(in writing). The request for restriction may be denied if the information is required for treatment, payment or health ca operations.
-You have the right to inspect and copy your protected health information.
-You have the right to amend you protected health information.
-You have the right to recieve an account of disclosures of your protected health information.
-You have the right to a paper copy of this notice of privacy practices.
Legal Requirements
Dr. Carolyn Wong Optometrist is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information. We are required to abide by the terms of this notice as it is currently stated, and reserve the right to change this notice. The policies in any new notice will not in effect until they are posted to this site, or are available within our office.
Complaints
If you have complaints regarding the way your protected health information was handled, you may submit a complaint in writing to our office. You will not be retaliated against in any manner for a complaint.
Contact Information
For further information about Dr. Carolyn Wong Optometrist's privacy policies, please contact Dr. Carolyn Wong at the following address or phone number:
Dr. Carolyn Wong Optometrist
11540 Santa Monica Blvd., #202
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310)473-5464
We respect our legal obligation to keep health information that identifies you private. We are obligated by law to give you notice of our privacy practices. This Notice describes how we protect your health information and what rights you have regarding it.
THIS NOTICE IS EFFECTIVE 12/26/02 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Right to Notice
As a patient, you have the right to adequate notice of the uses and disclosures of your protected health information. Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA), Dr. Carolyn Wong Optometrist can use your protected health information for treatment, payment and health care operations.
a) Treatment- We may use or disclose your health information to a physician or other healthcare provider providing treatment to you.
b) Payment- We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for services we provide you.
c) Health care operations- We may use and disclose your health information in connection with our healthcare operations. Healthcare operations include quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competency or qualificaions of healthcare professionals, evaluating provider performance, conducting training programs, accreditation, certification, licensing or credentialing activities.
Your Authorization
Most uses and disclosures that do not fall under treatment, payment, health care operations will require your written authorization. Upon signing, you may revoke your authorization (in writing) through our practice at any time.
Emergency Situations
In the event of your incapacity or an emergency situation, we will disclose health information to a family member, or another person responsible for your care, using our professional judgment. We will only disclose health information that is directly relevant to the person's involvement in your healthcare.
Marketing
We will not use your health information for marketing communications without your written authorization.
Required by Law
We may also use or disclose your health information when we are required to do so by law.
Abuse or Neglect
We may disclose your health information to appropiate authorities if we reasonably believe that your are possible victim of abuse, neglect, or dosmetic violence of the victim of other crimes. We may disclose your health information to the extent necessary to avert a serious threat to your or other people's health or safety.
National security
We may disclose the health information of the Armed Forces personnel to military authorities under certain circumstances. We may disclose health information to authorized federal officials required for lawful intelligence, counterintelligence and other national security activities. We may disclose health information of inmates or patients to the appropiate authorities under certain circumstances.
Appointment Renimders
We may use or disclose our health information to provide you with appointment reminders via phone, e-mail or letter.
Your Right as a Patient
You have the right to restrict the disclosure of your protected health information(in writing). The request for restriction may be denied if the information is required for treatment, payment or health ca operations.
-You have the right to inspect and copy your protected health information.
-You have the right to amend you protected health information.
-You have the right to recieve an account of disclosures of your protected health information.
-You have the right to a paper copy of this notice of privacy practices.
Legal Requirements
Dr. Carolyn Wong Optometrist is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information. We are required to abide by the terms of this notice as it is currently stated, and reserve the right to change this notice. The policies in any new notice will not in effect until they are posted to this site, or are available within our office.
Complaints
If you have complaints regarding the way your protected health information was handled, you may submit a complaint in writing to our office. You will not be retaliated against in any manner for a complaint.
Contact Information
For further information about Dr. Carolyn Wong Optometrist's privacy policies, please contact Dr. Carolyn Wong at the following address or phone number:
Dr. Carolyn Wong Optometrist
11540 Santa Monica Blvd., #202
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310)473-5464