Privacy Policy

Notice of Privacy Practices for Echo Aesthetics LLC

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.

Your Rights

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), all medical and dental records and other individually identifiable health information used or disclosed by us in any form—electronically, on paper, or orally—are kept properly confidential. This act gives you significant rights to understand and control how your health information is used. HIPAA provides penalties for covered entities that misuse Protected Health Information (PHI).

Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information (PHI)

Your PHI may be used and disclosed by your physician, our office staff, and others outside our office involved in your care and treatment for providing healthcare services to you, paying your healthcare bills, supporting the operation of the practice, and any other use required by law.

Treatment
We will use and disclose your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare and any related services. For example, your PHI may be provided to a physician to whom you have been referred to ensure they have the necessary information to diagnose or treat you.

Payment
Your PHI will be used, as needed, to obtain payment for healthcare services. For example, obtaining approval for a hospital stay may require disclosing relevant PHI to your health plan.

Healthcare Operations
We may use or disclose your PHI to support the business activities of our practice, such as quality assessment activities, employee review activities, and conducting or arranging for other business activities. For example, we may call you by name in the waiting room when your physician is ready to see you, or we may use your PHI to remind you of an appointment.

Other Uses and Disclosures
We may use or disclose your PHI without your authorization in situations such as:
- As required by law
- Public health issues
- Communicable diseases
- Health oversight
- Abuse or neglect
- FDA requirements
- Legal proceedings
- Law enforcement
- Coroners, funeral directors, and organ donation
- Research
- Criminal activity
- Military activity and national security
- Workers' compensation
- Inmates
- Required uses and disclosures for compliance with HIPAA

Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your PHI:
- The right to inspect and copy your PHI, with certain exceptions.
- The right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your PHI.
- The right to request confidential communications from us by alternative means or at an alternative location.
- The right to obtain a paper copy of this notice upon request.
- The right to request amendments to your PHI.
- The right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures of your PHI.

We reserve the right to change the terms of this notice and will inform you of any changes. You then have the right to object or withdraw as provided in this notice.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. To file a complaint with us, contact our Privacy Officer at the address below. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Contact Information:

Privacy Officer  
Echo Aesthetics LLC  

This notice was published and becomes effective on June 25, 2024.