Coastal MD is committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding the confidentiality of your health information. In compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, we have developed this Privacy Notice to explain how we collect, use, and disclose your protected health information (PHI), and to outline your rights regarding that information.

How We Use and Disclose Your Health Information
We may use and disclose your health information for the following purposes:

Treatment: We may use your health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare. This includes sharing your information with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers involved in your care.
Payment: We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for services provided to you. This includes submitting claims to insurance companies or other third parties that cover your healthcare costs.
Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your health information to perform routine healthcare operations, such as quality assessment, case management, or audits, to improve the services we provide.
Other Uses: We may also use or disclose your health information for purposes related to public health, law enforcement, legal matters, and other situations where required or permitted by law.
Your Rights Under HIPAA
You have the following rights regarding your health information:

Right to Access: You may request a copy of your health records and other health information we maintain about you.
Right to Correct Information: You may request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete health information we have about you.
Right to Restrict Use or Disclosure: You may request restrictions on how your health information is used or disclosed, though we are not required to agree to all requests.
Right to Confidential Communications: You may request that we communicate with you in a particular way or at a particular location (e.g., sending mail to a different address).
Right to Receive an Accounting of Disclosures: You may request a list of instances where we have disclosed your health information for purposes other than treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or how we use or protect your health information, or if you wish to exercise your rights under HIPAA, please contact us at:

Coastal MD
(631) 343-4184

[email protected]

Changes to This Privacy Notice
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Notice at any time to reflect updates to our practices or to comply with changes in the law. Any changes will be posted on our website, and the new notice will apply to all health information we maintain, even if created or received prior to the change.