Optimum Wound Care understands that information about you and your health is confidential. We are committed to protecting the privacy of this information. We use and share your health information only as permitted by federal and state laws.
We are required by law to:
- Maintain the privacy of your protected health information.
- Provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your health information.
- Notify affected individuals following a breach of unsecured protected health information.
- Follow the terms of the Notice currently in effect.
Optimum Wound Care does not share your personal or health information with third parties for marketing or promotional purposes. Your information is used solely for purposes related to your treatment, payment, and health care operations, as allowed by law.
This Notice describes the privacy practices of Optimum Wound Care, and that of all Optimum Wound Care facilities, offices, and personnel, including non-employees such as volunteers, who have a need to use your health information to perform their job, and physicians and allied health professionals while they are caring for you in facilities and offices.
Additionally, these entities may share health information with each other for treatment, payment, or health care operations purposes as described in this Notice. This Notice applies to all records of your care generated at Optimum Wound Care, whether made by Optimum Wound Care personnel or others involved in your care.
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information:
The following categories describe different ways that we may use and disclose health information. Not every possible use or disclosure in a category is described below.
- Treatment: We may use and share health information about you to provide, coordinate, or manage your treatment and related services. We may share health information about you with doctors, nurses, technicians, or other personnel involved in taking care of you.
- Payment: We may use or disclose your information to obtain payment for services provided to you. For example, we may disclose information to your health insurance company or other payer to obtain preauthorization or payment for treatment.
- Health Care Operations: We may use and disclose information about you for business operations necessary to ensure that our patients receive quality care and cost-effective services.
Business Associates: Some of our functions are accomplished by individuals or companies with whom we contract, called “business associates,” to perform certain specialized work for us. We may disclose your health information to our business associates so they can perform the tasks we have asked them to do.
Electronic Records: Currently, some or all your health information may be stored in an electronic format. Optimum Wound Care may provide access for certain affiliated physicians or other healthcare providers to store your health information that they create outside of Optimum Wound Care in the electronic systems. All access to your health information will be permitted only in a manner consistent with applicable law.
Other Uses or Disclosures: We may also use or disclose your information for other purposes allowed by State or Federal laws, including:
- For public health activities such as reporting communicable diseases or reactions to medications.
- As required by law, such as reporting abuse, neglect, or certain other events.
- For audits, investigations, or licensure actions.
- In response to court or administrative orders, or lawful processes like subpoenas.
- For certain health oversight activities and research purposes under specific conditions.
- To avoid a serious threat to your health or safety or the health and safety of others.
- As allowed by workers’ compensation laws.
Disclosures We May Make Unless You Object:
- To family members, relatives, or friends involved in your health care or payment for your health care.
- To maintain our facility directory, allowing visitors to locate you by name.
Uses and Disclosures with Your Written Authorization: Other uses not described in this Notice will be made only with your written authorization. You can revoke your authorization by submitting a written notice.
Your Rights Concerning Your Protected Health Information:
- Request restrictions on the use or disclosure of your information.
- Request confidential communications to be made in a specific way.
- Inspect and obtain copies of your health records, including electronic copies.
- Request amendments to your health records if they are incomplete or incorrect.
- Request an accounting of disclosures outside of treatment, payment, or health care operations.
You may also request a paper copy of this Notice, even if you agree to receive it electronically.
Changes To This Notice: We reserve the right to change our Notice of Privacy Practices. The revised Notice will be posted on our website and in our office.
Complaints: If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
Contact Information:
Optimum Wound Care
22151 Ventura Blvd. Suite 101
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(877) 343-6885