Notice of Privacy Practices: 6 Rights for Better Understanding

Notice of Privacy Practices (HIPAA)

Effective Date:

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.

Eden Health’s Notice of Privacy Practices explains how your health information may be used and shared, the rights you have regarding that information, and how to contact us with privacy questions or complaints.

Our Commitment to Privacy

Eden Health values your privacy and is committed to protecting your health information. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI) and to give you this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices.

How We May Use and Share Your Health Information

We may use and disclose your health information in the following ways:

For Treatment: To provide, coordinate, or manage your care. Example: sharing information with your doctor, nurse, or other providers involved in your care.
For Payment: To bill and receive payment from health plans or other payers. Example: sending information to your insurance company for reimbursement.
For Healthcare Operations: To run our organization, improve services, train staff, and ensure quality care.

Other allowed uses/disclosures may include:

Public health activities (e.g., disease reporting, safety recalls)
To comply with laws and legal proceedings
To prevent serious threats to health or safety
Military, veterans, and national security activities (as required)

Your Health Information Rights

You have important rights regarding your health information:

Right to Access: You can request a copy of your health record.
Right to Request Amendments: You can ask us to correct information you believe is wrong or incomplete.
Right to Confidential Communication: You can request we contact you in a specific way (for example, at home, not work).
Right to Restrict Use: You can request limits on how we share your health information (though we may not always be able to honor all requests).
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You can ask for a list of times we’ve shared your information (outside of treatment, payment, or operations).
Right to a Paper Copy: You can always request a paper copy of this Notice, even if you received it electronically.

Our Responsibilities

We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your health information.
We will notify you promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised your information.
We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you give us written permission.

Changes to This Notice of Privacy Practices

Eden Health may change this Notice at any time. The revised Notice will apply to all PHI we maintain. The updated version will always be available on our website and at our office.

Privacy Questions and Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights at:

You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.