Privacy Practices
Notice of Privacy Practices
Effective Date: 01/01/2025
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.
Our Responsibilities
At Southern California Heart Specialists, we are committed to maintaining the privacy of your health information. We are required by law to:
- Maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI)
- Provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices
- Abide by the terms of this Notice
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
We may use and share your PHI without your written permission for the following purposes:
Treatment
To provide, coordinate, or manage your health care. For example, we may share information
with your primary care physician or specialists.
Payment
To obtain payment for services provided. For example, we may share your information with
your insurance company for reimbursement.
Health Care Operations
To support daily business activities. For example, we may use your information for quality
assessment, staff training, or compliance activities.
Other Uses and Disclosures
We may also use and disclose your information in the following situations:
- As required by law- Public health and safety (e.g., disease reporting, abuse, or neglect)
- Health oversight activities
- Legal proceedings and law enforcement
- Coroners, medical examiners, and funeral directors
- Organ donation
- Research under strict oversight
- To avert a serious threat to health or safety
- Workers’ compensation
Mobile Communication Privacy
We may send SMS (text) messages to confirm appointments and communicate important
office updates.
**No mobile opt-in information will be shared with third parties for marketing purposes.**
Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your health information:
- Right to Inspect and Copy your medical record
- Right to Request Amendment of incorrect or incomplete information
- Right to an Accounting of Disclosures of your information
- Right to Request Restrictions on uses or disclosures
- Right to Request Confidential Communications
- Right to a Paper Copy of this Notice
- Right to File a Complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated
We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
Changes to This Notice
We reserve the right to revise this Notice at any time. Updates will be posted at our office
and on our website at www.socalheart.com.
Contact Information
If you have questions or wish to file a complaint, please contact: Privacy Officer Southern
California Heart Specialists 55 E. California Bl. Floor 300 Pasadena, CA (626)