Privacy Notice
Notice of Privacy Practices
Effective date: 01/29/2024
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information.
Who Will Follow This Notice
VivaMas Medical and its affiliated entities and subsidiaries are organized as a single Affiliated Covered Entity (ACE) under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. All entities, sites, and locations will follow the terms of this notice. They may also share information with each other for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations.
Our Obligation to You
We are committed to protecting your health information and using it only as allowed by law. We will:
- Maintain the privacy of your health information
- Provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices
- Follow the terms of the current Notice
- Require our partners and contractors to safeguard your information
How We May Use and Disclose Health Information
- Treatment: To provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare.
- Payment: To bill and collect for services rendered.
- Healthcare Operations: To improve quality, evaluate performance, or plan services.
- Business Associates: Third-party vendors contracted for services will receive your information only when necessary and will protect your data.
- Marketing Activities: For certain permitted communications and promotions (never sold without written authorization).
- Health Information Exchanges: To securely share your electronic health information with other providers.
- Appointment Reminders and Services: To contact you about appointments or services.
- People Involved in Your Care: To those you identify or in emergency situations.
- Research: When approved by an institutional review board.
- Organ and Tissue Donation: When applicable.
- Public Health Activities: Including disease control, reporting births and deaths, or product recalls.
- Serious Threats: When necessary to prevent harm.
- Required by Law: Including reports of abuse, law enforcement, court orders, or oversight activities.
- Government Functions: Including military, security, or presidential protection.
- Correctional Facilities: For health or security purposes of inmates.
- Workers Compensation: As required by applicable laws.
Your Written Authorization
Other uses not covered by this notice will require your written authorization, including:
- Sale of your information
- Marketing purposes
- Psychotherapy notes (in certain cases)
You may revoke your authorization at any time in writing.
Your Privacy Rights
- Copy of This Notice: Available at our facilities and online at https://vivamasmedicalcenter.com.
- Access to Your Record: You may request to see or receive a copy of your medical or billing record.
- Amendments: You may request corrections to your record if information is incomplete or incorrect.
- Disclosure List: You may request a list of certain disclosures we’ve made of your information.
- Restrictions: You may ask us to limit the use or sharing of your information.
- Breach Notification: You have the right to be notified of a breach involving your health information.
- Choose a Representative: A person with legal authority can act on your behalf.
- Communication Preferences: You can ask us to contact you at specific locations or by specific means (e.g., mail, fax).
Contact Information
If you have questions or believe your rights have been violated, contact:
Gelien Perez
Privacy Officer, VivaMas Medical
9000 NW 15th ST, Suite 6-7
Doral, FL 33172
(305) 537-4766
compliance@vivamasmedical.com
You may also contact:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
1-877-696-6775 (toll-free)
www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/
Changes to This Notice
We may update this Notice at any time and apply changes retroactively. A copy of the most recent version will always be available at our facilities and on our website.