We may use or disclose, as needed, your protected personal and health information to conduct certain business and operational activities. These activities include, but are not limited to, quality assessment activities, employee review activities, training of students, licensing, and conducting or arranging for other business activities.

For example, we may use a sign-in sheet at the registration desk where you will be asked to sign your name. We may also call you by name in the waiting room when we are ready to see you. We may use or disclose your protected health information, as necessary, to contact you by telephone or mail to remind you of your nutritional session.

We will share your protected personal and health information with third party “business associates” that perform various activities (e.g., billing, transcription services) for the practice. Whenever an arrangement between Our Office and a business associate involves the use or disclosure of your protected personal and health information, we will have a written contract that contains terms that will protect the privacy of your protected personal and health information.

Other uses and disclosures of your protected health information will be made only with your authorization, unless otherwise permitted or required by law as described below.

You may give us written authorization to use your protected personal and health information or to disclose it to anyone for any purpose. If you give us an authorization, you may revoke it in writing at any time. Your revocation will not affect any use or disclosures permitted by your authorization while it was in effect. Without your written authorization, we will not disclose your personal and health care information except as described in this notice.