HIPAA Privacy Notice | Medical Information Privacy

This Notice of Privacy Practices explains how the practice of Dr. Johanna L. Martínez Rivera may use and disclose your protected health information, and what rights you have regarding that information.

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At my practice, your health information is handled with care and confidentiality. I am required by law to protect your medical information, provide this notice, and follow the terms described here.

This notice applies to medical information collected, used, or maintained as part of your medical care, appointment coordination, billing, communication with the practice, and related healthcare operations.

How We May Use Your Medical Information

We may use your medical information for the following purposes:

Treatment

We may use your information to evaluate your health, coordinate your care, review your medical history, order or interpret lab work, refer you to other healthcare professionals, or communicate with you about your medical care.

Payment

We may use or share information needed to process payments, billing, insurance claims, coverage verification, or administrative matters related to the services you received.

Healthcare Operations

We may use your information for necessary practice operations, such as record management, internal coordination, administrative improvements, legal compliance, audits, training, safety, and service quality.

Other Situations Where We May Use or Share Information

We may use or disclose your medical information when the law allows or requires it, including:

When needed for public health purposes
To report certain events required by law
To comply with court orders or legal processes
To cooperate with regulatory agencies or government authorities
To prevent a serious threat to health or safety
To meet workers’ compensation requirements, if applicable
To respond to legally permitted requests from health plans, auditors, or entities related to your care

We only share the information needed for the specific purpose.

Situations That Require Your Authorization

In certain situations, we need your written authorization before using or sharing your medical information. This may include:

Sharing information with individuals who are not involved in your care
Using your information for certain marketing purposes
Disclosing medical information in a way not allowed by this notice or by law

You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time. That revocation does not affect uses or disclosures already made based on your prior authorization.

Your Rights Regarding Your Medical Information

You have rights regarding your protected health information. You can request:

Access to Your Information

You may ask to view or receive a copy of your medical record, subject to the limits and processes allowed by law.

Correction of Information

You may request that medical information be corrected if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete. The practice may approve or deny the request as allowed by law.

Restrictions

You may ask us to limit certain uses or disclosures of your information. We are not always required to agree to the request, except in specific situations required by law.

Confidential Communication

You may ask us to contact you in a specific way or at a specific address or phone number.

List of Disclosures

You may request a list of certain disclosures of your medical information made by the practice, as allowed by law.

Copy of This Notice

You may request a copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices at any time.

Our Responsibilities

The practice of Dr. Johanna L. Martínez Rivera must:

Protect the privacy of your medical information
Follow the terms of this notice
Notify you if a breach of unsecured information occurs, as required by law
Avoid using or disclosing your information outside what is allowed by law or by your written authorization

Questions or Complaints

If you have questions about this notice or would like to file a complaint about how your medical information is handled, you may contact the practice.

You may also file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.

Changes to This Notice

We may update this Notice of Privacy Practices when needed. Any changes will apply to medical information we already have and information we receive in the future. The most recent version will be available on this website.

Contact

Dra. Johanna L. Martínez Rivera San Juan, Puerto Rico

Teléfono: +1 787-634-2221

Email: preventika.pr@gmail.com

Practice Address: The Grounds, San Juan, PR 00966

HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices