Southern California Kidney Associates — 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.
Our Responsibilities
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), to provide you with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and to notify you following a breach of unsecured PHI.
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
- Treatment: We may use and disclose your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your health care and related services.
- Payment: We may use and disclose your PHI to obtain payment for services we provide to you.
- Health Care Operations: We may use and disclose your PHI in connection with our health care operations, including quality assessment, training, and business management.
- As Required by Law: We will disclose your PHI when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.
- Public Health Activities: We may disclose your PHI for public health activities such as reporting communicable diseases.
Your Rights
- Right to inspect and copy your health information
- Right to request an amendment to your health information
- Right to request restrictions on how we use or disclose your PHI
- Right to request confidential communications
- Right to an accounting of disclosures
- Right to a paper copy of this notice
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our office or with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.