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 Commitment to Your Privacy

The Optime Studio is committed to protecting the privacy of your protected health information (PHI). We are required by law to: maintain the privacy of your PHI; provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices; notify you following a breach of unsecured PHI; and follow the terms of the notice currently in effect.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

For Treatment

We may use your health information to provide, coordinate, and manage your care, and to share information with other providers involved in your treatment (such as pharmacies and laboratories).

For Payment

We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for the services we provide, including preparing invoices and, where applicable, coordinating with insurers for covered laboratory work, medications, or diagnostics.

For Health Care Operations

We may use your health information for operations such as quality improvement, scheduling, and administrative functions necessary to run the practice.

Other Permitted or Required Uses

We may use or disclose your information as required by law; for public health and safety; to comply with legal proceedings; for health oversight activities; and for other purposes permitted or required by law. Most other uses require your written authorization, which you may revoke.

Your Health Information Rights

• Right to Access: You may inspect and obtain a copy of your health information.
• Right to Amend: You may request a correction to your health information.
• Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You may request a list of certain disclosures we have made.
• Right to Request Restrictions: You may request limits on how we use or disclose your information.
• Right to Request Confidential Communications: You may ask us to contact you in a specific way or at a specific location.
• Right to a Paper Copy: You may request a paper copy of this notice at any time.
• Right to Be Notified of a Breach: You will be notified if there is a breach of your unsecured PHI.

Our Responsibilities

We are required by law to protect your health information, provide this notice, and abide by its terms. We reserve the right to change this notice and to make the revised notice effective for information we already have as well as information we receive in the future.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us using the contact information below, or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. You will not be penalized or retaliated against for filing a complaint.