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herein is in every respect accurate or complete, and Face Lift Specialists is not responsible for any
errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the
use of such information. The information contained herein
is not intended to replace medical advice offered by physicians
or other healthcare professionals.
Face Lift Specialists disclaims all liability
resulting from treatment by any doctor referred. In no event
shall Face Lift Specialists have any liability
for incidental or consequential damages.
Individual result may vary by patient and doctor. While
the surgeons referred by Face Lift Specialists have met certain criteria, no guarantees can be made
by us regarding the expertise of the individual surgeons.
We provide this information solely for your convenience
and in exchange for a fee from the plastic surgeons named
herein. We strongly recommend that prospective patients
independently confirm all qualifications and expertise of
the selected surgeon by contacting the medical boards and
surgical societies to which they belong.
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of providing informative educational resources on elective
medically related procedures and to provide Internet access
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considers reliable, but Face Lift Specialists does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of
this information.
The information and resources at this Internet site are
not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice,
to contradict health advice given, or for medical care of
any kind. In no event shall Face Lift Specialists
have any liability for incidental or consequential damages
relating to the use of the Internet site or the information
found thereat.
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you expressly agree to be bound by the outlined policies.
By viewing and utilizing this site, you agree to indemnify,
defend, and hold harmless Face Lift Specialists from any liability, loss, claim, and expense (including
reasonable attorneys' fees) related to your violation of
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Your use of this site shall constitute your acceptance of
the aforementioned items of this disclaimer and copyright
policy, as revised and modified, if any, every time you
access this site. Face Lift Specialists reserves the right to revise this agreement at any
time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately
upon posting of the modified agreement.
Privacy Policy
The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
of 1996 (HIPAA) requires all health care records and other
individually identifiable health information used or disclosed
to us in any form, whether electronically, on paper, or
orally, be kept confidential. This federal law gives you,
the patient, significant new rights to understand and control
how your health information is used. HIPAA provides penalties
for covered entitles that misuse personal health information.
As required by HIPAA, we have prepared this explanation
of how we are required to maintain the privacy of your health
information and how we may use and disclose your health
information.
1. Treatment: We may use health information about you to
provide you with medical treatment or services. We may disclose
health information about you to doctors, nurses, technicians,
office staff or other personnel who are involved in taking
care of you and your health.
2. Payment: We may use and disclose health information
about you so that the treatment and services you receive
may be billed and/or payment may be collected from you,
and/or an insurance company or a third party.
3. Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose health
information about you in order to make sure that patients
receive quality care.
4. Appointment Reminders: We may contact you as a reminder
that you have an appointment for consultation, treatment
or medical care. Please notify us if you do not wish to
be contacted for appointment reminders, or if you do not
wish to receive communications about treatment alternatives
or health-related products and services. If you do not wish
to receive such communications, we will not use or disclosure
your information for these purposes. We will disclose health
information about you when required to do so by federal,
state or local law.
MILITARY, VETERANS, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE:
If you are a member of the armed forces or part of the national
security or intelligence communities, we may be required
by military command or other government authorities to release
health information about you. We may also release information
about foreign military personnel to the appropriate foreign
military personnel to the appropriate foreign military.Public
Health Risks: We may disclose health information to health
oversight agency for audits, investigations, inspections,
or licensing purposes. These disclosures may be necessary
for certain state and federal agencies to monitor the healthcare
system, government programs, and compliance with civil rights
laws. Lawsuits and Disputes: If you are involved in a lawsuit
or a dispute, we may disclose health information about in
response to a court or administrative order. Subject to
all applicable legal requirements we may also disclose health
information about you in response to a subpoena. Law Enforcement:
We may release health information if asked to do so by a
law enforcement official in response to a court order, subpoena,
warrant, summons or similar process, subject to all applicable
legal requirements. Information Not Personally Identifiable:
We may use or disclose health information about you in a
way that does not personally identify you or reveal who
you are. Family and Friends: We may disclose health information
about you or your family members or friends only if we obtain
your verbal agreement to do so. We may also disclose health
information to your family or friends if we can infer from
the circumstances, based on our professional judgement that
you would not object.
OTHER USES AND DISCLOSURES OF HEALTH INFORMATION: We will
not use or disclose your health information for any purposes
other than those identified in the previous sections without
your specific, written Authorization. We must obtain your
authorization separate from any consent we may have obtained
from you. If you give us authorization to use or disclose
health information about you, you may revoke that authorization,
in writing, at any time.
YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU: You
have the following rights regarding health information we
maintain about you.
RIGHTS TO INSPECT AND COPY: You have the right to inspect
and copy your health information such as medical and billing
records that we use to make decisions about your care. If
you request a copy of information, we may charge a fee for
the costs of copying, mailing or other associated supplies.
We may deny your request to inspect and/or copy in certain
limited circumstances. If you are denied access to your
health information, you may ask that the denial be reviewed.
If such a review is required by law, we will select a licensed
healthcare professional to review your request and our denial.
The person conducting the review will not be the person
who denied your request, and we will comply with the outcome
of the review.
RIGHT TO AMEND: If you believe health information about
you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend
the information. We may deny your request for an amendment
if it is not in writing or does not include a reason to
support the request.
RIGHT TO AN ACCOUNTING OF DISCLOSURES: You have the right
to request an accounting of disclosures. This is a list
of the disclosures we made of medical information about
you for purposes other than treatment, payment and healthcare
operations.
RIGHT TO REQUEST RESTRICTIONS: You have the right to request
a limit on the health information we use or disclose about
you for treatment, payment or healthcare operations. You
also have the right to request a limit on the health information
we disclose about you to someone who is involved in your
care or the payment for it, like a family member or a friend.
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.
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your
protected health information and to provide you with notice
of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to
protected health information. You have the right to file
a complaint with us by calling the phone number below, or
with the Department of Health & Human Services, Office
of Civil Rights in the event you feel your privacy rights
have been violated. We are required to abide by the terms
of the Notice of Privacy Practices currently in effect.
We reserve the right to change the terms of our Notice of
Privacy Practices and to make the new notice provisions
effective for all protected health information that we maintain.
Revisions to our Notice of Privacy Practices will be posted
on the effective date.
For more information or complaints about our Privacy Practices:
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