We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information (PHI) and to provide you with a Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to protected health information. This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how we may use and disclose your protected health information to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations and for other specified purposes that are permitted or required by law. The Notice also describes your rights with respect to your PHI. “Protected health information” is information about you, including basic demographic information, that may identify you and that relates to your past, present, or future physical or mental health/condition, and related health care services. We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information. We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this Notice and give you a copy of it. We will not use or share your information, other than as described in the Notice, unless you tell us that we can, in writing. If you tell us that we can, you may change your mind at any time, in writing. We reserve the right to change our practices and this Notice, and to make the new Notice effective for all PHI we maintain. The new Notice and effective date will be available on our website. Upon request, we will provide you with a revised Notice. OUR USES AND DISCLOSURES – How do we typically use or share your health information? We do so in the following ways: Treat You – We can use your health information and share it with other professionals who are treating you. Example: Information obtained by our representative will be recorded in your records and used to determine suitability for the product, fitting, and to provide instruction regarding appropriate use of the product. We may also disclose PHI to doctors, nurses, or other personnel outside our office who need the information to provide you with medical care. Run our Organization – We can use and share your health information to run our business, improve your care, and contact you when necessary. Example: We use health information about you for operational purposes. These uses and disclosures are necessary to make sure that patients receive quality products and services and to manage our organization. Bill for Your Services – We can use and share your health information to bill and receive payment from health plans or other entities providing treatment and service. Example: We provide information about you as well as your diagnosis and product supplied to your health insurance plan so they will pay for your services. Sale of the Business – If we decide to sell, transfer, or merge all or part of our business with another entity, we may share your PHI with the new owners. How else can we use or share your health information? We are allowed or required to share your information in other ways – usually in ways that contribute to the public good, such as public health and research. We must meet many conditions in the law before we can share your information for these purposes. Help with public health and safety issues. We can share information about you for certain situation such as: Preventing diseaseMonitoring the performance of a product after it has been approved for use by the public Helping with product recallsReporting suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence Reporting adverse eventsPreventing or reducing a serious threat to anyone’s health or safety Do research – We can use or share your information for health research. Comply With the Law – We will share information about you if state or federal laws require it, including with the Department of Health and Human Services if they want to see that we are complying with federal privacy law.