Latest Update: November 2, 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.
Glendale Vascular is committed to protecting your private health information. We are required by federal law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (“PHI”) and to provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices. We are required to abide by the terms of the Notice currently in effect.
Our Pledge Regarding Your Medical Information
We understand that your medical information is personal, and we are committed to safeguarding it. We create a record of the care and services you receive at our practice to provide you with quality care and to comply with legal requirements. This notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by our practice.
How We May Use and Disclose Your Medical Information
The following categories describe different ways that we are permitted to use and disclose your medical information without your written authorization.
- For Treatment: We may use and disclose your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your health care and any related services. For example, we may disclose your information to other physicians, nurses, or other healthcare providers who are involved in your care to ensure they have the necessary information to diagnose and treat you.
- For Payment: We may use and disclose your PHI to bill and collect payment from you, your insurance company, or a third party for the treatment and services you receive from us. For instance, we may need to give your health plan information about a procedure you received so your health plan will pay us or reimburse you for the procedure.
- For Health Care Operations: We may use and disclose your PHI for our health care operations. These uses and disclosures are necessary to run our practice and make sure that all of our patients receive quality care. For example, we may use medical information to review our treatment and services and to evaluate the performance of our staff in caring for you.
Other Permitted and Required Uses and Disclosures
We may also use or disclose your PHI in the following situations without your authorization:
- As Required By Law: We will disclose your PHI when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.
- Public Health Risks: We may disclose your PHI for public health activities, such as to prevent or control disease, injury, or disability.
- Health Oversight Activities: We may disclose PHI to a health oversight agency for activities authorized by law, such as audits, investigations, inspections, and licensure.
- Lawsuits and Disputes: If you are involved in a lawsuit or a dispute, we may disclose your PHI in response to a court or administrative order.
- Law Enforcement: We may release PHI if asked to do so by a law enforcement official in response to a court order, subpoena, warrant, summons, or similar process.
- Coroners, Medical Examiners, and Funeral Directors: We may release PHI to a coroner or medical examiner to identify a deceased person or determine the cause of death.
- Workers’ Compensation: We may release your PHI for workers’ compensation or similar programs that provide benefits for work-related injuries or illness.
Your Rights Regarding Your Medical Information
You have the following rights regarding the medical information we maintain about you:
- Right to Inspect and Copy: You have the right to inspect and receive a copy of your medical information that may be used to make decisions about your care.
- Right to Amend: If you feel that medical information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend the information. You have the right to request an amendment for as long as the information is kept by or for our practice.
- Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request a list of the disclosures we have made of your PHI.
- Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the medical information we use or disclose about you for treatment, payment, or health care operations.
- Right to Request Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location. For example, you can ask that we only contact you at work or by mail.
- Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice: You have the right to a paper copy of this notice. You may ask us to give you a copy of this notice at any time.
Changes to This Notice
We reserve the right to change this notice and our privacy practices. We reserve the right to make the revised or changed notice effective for medical information we already have about you as well as any information we receive in the future. We will post a copy of the current notice in our office with the effective date.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our practice or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. To file a complaint with our practice, please contact our Privacy Officer at the address and phone number below. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Notice of Privacy Practices, please contact our office:
Glendale Vascular
Address: 1030 S Glendale Ave Suite 402, Glendale, CA 91205
Phone: (818) 230-6522