HIPAA 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.

Last Updated: December 2024

1. Understanding Your Health Information

Each time you visit eProbatio, a record of your visit is made. This record may contain your symptoms, examination and test results, diagnoses, treatment, and a plan for future care or treatment.

2. Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information

You have the right to inspect and copy your health information, request corrections, receive an accounting of disclosures, request restrictions, and receive confidential communications.

3. Our Responsibilities

eProbatio is required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information, provide this notice, and notify you following a breach of unsecured protected health information.

4. How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

We may use and disclose your health information for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. This includes sharing information with other healthcare providers involved in your care.

5. Treatment

We may use your health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare and related services. This may include sharing information with specialists, laboratories, or pharmacies.

6. Payment

We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for the healthcare services we provide. This may include billing your insurance company or Medicare.

7. Healthcare Operations

We may use and disclose your health information for healthcare operations, such as quality assessment, case management, care coordination, and business planning.

8. Other Permitted Uses and Disclosures

We may also use and disclose your health information for public health activities, health oversight activities, law enforcement purposes, and in response to court orders.

9. Your Written Authorization

For uses and disclosures not described in this notice, we will obtain your written authorization. You may revoke this authorization at any time.

10. Special Situations

In certain situations, we may be required to disclose your health information without your authorization. These include emergencies, public health threats, and abuse situations.

11. Security Measures

We implement appropriate physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to protect your health information. This includes encryption, secure access controls, and regular security assessments.

12. Breach Notification

In the event of a breach of your unsecured protected health information, we will notify you in writing within 60 days of discovering the breach.

13. Changes to This Notice

We reserve the right to change this notice and our privacy practices. Any changes will apply to all health information we maintain.

14. Contact Information

If you have questions about this notice or our privacy practices, please contact our Privacy Officer at privacy@carebio.com.