Privacy

Notice of Privacy Practices

Effective date: September 14, 2026

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

Southeastern Podiatry is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information, to give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect. We are also required to notify you if a breach of your unsecured protected health information occurs.

How we may use and disclose your health information

For treatment. We use your health information to provide you with podiatric care and to coordinate that care with other providers involved in your treatment, such as your primary care physician, a hospital or surgery center, or a laboratory.

For payment. We use and disclose your health information to bill and collect payment from you, your insurance plan, or another third party. This may include verifying coverage, obtaining prior authorization, and submitting claims.

For health care operations. We use your health information for activities necessary to run the practice, including quality assessment, staff review, licensing, and business management.

Appointment reminders and follow up. We may contact you to remind you of an appointment, to follow up after a visit, or to tell you about treatment alternatives or health related services that may be of interest to you.

As required or permitted by law. We may use or disclose your health information when required by federal, state, or local law. This includes reporting to public health authorities, reporting suspected abuse or neglect, responding to a court order or lawful subpoena, disclosures for health oversight activities, disclosures to law enforcement in specific circumstances, and disclosures to coroners, medical examiners, and funeral directors.

To avert a serious threat. We may use or disclose your health information when necessary to prevent a serious threat to your health and safety or the health and safety of others.

Workers compensation. We may disclose your health information as authorized by workers compensation laws.

Uses that require your written authorization

Most uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes, uses and disclosures for marketing purposes, and disclosures that constitute a sale of your health information require your written authorization. Any other use or disclosure not described in this notice will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent we have already acted in reliance on it.

Your rights

Right to inspect and copy. You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your health information, including an electronic copy of records we maintain electronically. We may charge a reasonable, cost based fee.

Right to amend. You have the right to ask us to amend health information you believe is incorrect or incomplete. We may deny your request in certain circumstances, and you may submit a statement of disagreement.

Right to an accounting of disclosures. You have the right to request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your health information.

Right to request restrictions. You have the right to request a restriction on how we use or disclose your health information for treatment, payment, or health care operations. We are not required to agree to most requests. However, if you pay for a service in full out of pocket, you may request that we not disclose that information to your health plan, and we are required to honor that request.

Right to request confidential communications. You have the right to ask that we contact you in a specific way, such as at a particular phone number or address.

Right to a paper copy of this notice. You have the right to a paper copy of this notice at any time, even if you agreed to receive it electronically.

Right to be notified of a breach. You have the right to be notified if a breach of your unsecured health information occurs.

Changes to this notice

We reserve the right to change this notice and to make the revised notice effective for health information we already have as well as information we receive in the future. The current notice will be posted in the office and on this website, with its effective date.

Questions and complaints

If you have a question about this notice, or if you believe your privacy rights have been violated, please contact us. You will not be penalized or retaliated against for filing a complaint.

Please do not include medical information in an email. To discuss your care, call the office.

You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20201, or by calling 1-877-696-6775.

Website privacy

This website does not collect health information. We do not offer forms on this site for submitting symptoms, medical history, or appointment requests. Standard technical information such as browser type and pages visited may be collected by our hosting provider for security and performance purposes. Communications you send by email or text message are not encrypted and should not include medical information.