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. Please review it carefully.
Please note: this is general boilerplate provided for layout and should be reviewed and finalized by qualified legal counsel before publication.
Our commitment to your privacy
Woman's Health NJ, a division of Nusbaum Medical Centers, is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect.
How we may use and disclose your health information
We may use and disclose your health information for treatment, payment, and health care operations. For example, we may share information with other providers involved in your care, submit claims to your insurer, and use information to improve the quality of our services. Certain other uses and disclosures may be permitted or required by law.
Uses and disclosures that require your authorization
Most uses and disclosures not described in this notice — including most uses of psychotherapy notes, marketing communications, and any sale of your information — will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent we have already acted on it.
Your rights regarding your health information
- The right to inspect and obtain a copy of your health information
- The right to request a correction or amendment to your information
- The right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures
- The right to request confidential communications by a specific means or location
- The right to an accounting of certain disclosures of your information
- The right to a paper copy of this notice upon request
- The right to be notified in the event of a breach of your unsecured information
Our responsibilities
We are required to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information, to notify you if a breach affecting your information occurs, and to abide by the terms of this notice. We reserve the right to change this notice and to make the revised notice effective for information we already have as well as information we receive in the future.
How to file a complaint
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our office or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.
Contact us
To exercise any of your rights or ask questions about this notice, contact Woman's Health NJ, 197 Ridgedale Ave, Ste 160, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927, or call (973) 998-9833.