Notice of Privacy Practices

About this notice

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Cardiology Associates of Central Brevard is required to maintain a written Notice of Privacy Practices. This notice describes:

• How we use and disclose your protected health information (PHI) for treatment, payment, and health-care operations.
• Other situations in which we may use or disclose your PHI — for example, when required by law.
• Your rights regarding your PHI, including the right to inspect, request copies, request amendments, request restrictions, and receive an accounting of disclosures.
• How to contact us or file a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated.

How to get a copy

You can obtain our current Notice of Privacy Practices in any of these ways:

Your privacy rights

You have specific rights regarding your protected health information. These include, in summary:

• Inspect and copy your medical records and billing records.
• Request a correction to information you believe is incorrect or incomplete.
• Request a list of certain disclosures of your information.
• Request a restriction on certain uses or disclosures.
• Request confidential communications (for example, asking us to contact you only by phone, not email).
• File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated. You may complain to us directly, or to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Questions or concerns

If you have questions about our privacy practices, want to exercise one of the rights above, or believe your privacy rights have been violated, please contact our office:

This page is a summary intended to help you locate the full document. The complete, legally-binding Notice of Privacy Practices is the printed copy provided at our office.