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 Accountability Act (HIPAA), Hudson Valley Eye Doctor of Optometry can use your protected health information for treatment, payment, and health care operations.
Treatment
We may use or disclose your health information to a physician or other healthcare provider providing treatment to you.
Payment
We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for services we provide to you.
Health care operations
We may use and disclose your health information in connection with our healthcare operations, including quality assessment, reviewing qualifications, evaluating performance, training, accreditation, certification, licensing, or credentialing.
Your Authorization
Most uses and disclosures that do not fall under treatment, payment, or health care operations require your written authorization. You may revoke that authorization in writing at any time.
Emergency situations
If you are incapacitated or in an emergency, we may disclose health information to a family member or another person responsible for your care, using professional judgment, and only information directly relevant to their involvement.
Marketing
We will not use your health information for marketing communications without your written authorization.
Required by law, safety, and security
We may use or disclose health information when required by law; to authorities if we reasonably believe you may be a victim of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, or other crimes; to avert a serious threat to health or safety; to military authorities for Armed Forces personnel in certain circumstances; to authorized federal officials for lawful intelligence and national security activities; and, for inmates or patients, to the appropriate authorities in certain circumstances.
Appointment reminders
We may use or disclose your health information to provide appointment reminders by phone, email, or letter.
Your Rights
You have the right to request restrictions on disclosure of your protected health information in writing. A request may be denied if the information is required for treatment, payment, or health care operations. You have the right to receive confidential communications, to inspect and copy your information, to amend it, to receive an accounting of disclosures, and to a paper copy of this notice.
Hudson Valley Eye Doctor of Optometry is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information and to abide by the terms of this notice as currently stated. We reserve the right to change this notice. New policies are not in effect until they are posted on this site or available in the office.
Complaints & Contact
If you have a complaint about how your protected health information was handled, submit it in writing to our office. You will not be retaliated against for a complaint.
For questions about these privacy policies, contact Dr. Groo:
Hudson Valley Eye Doctor of Optometry
1 Scobie Drive
Newburgh, NY 12550
845-565-2020