Dr. Martin Man Web Privacy Policy
You can visit MARTINMANDMD.COM on the Web without sharing information about yourself or revealing any information about who you are. Sometimes however, we may need information from you, such as your name and address or other personal information, in order to communicate with you, or allow access to special member sections of our site.
In addition, if you give us personal information via the Internet that our business partners or we need (for example to communicate with you, initiate a subscription to a newsletter or provide you with a service), we will inform you how we will use your information. If you tell us that you do not wish us to have access to your information, we will respect your wishes.
We store your information in order to personalize your experience with us and offer you features and services that more closely meet your needs. Our site contains links to other Web sites not controlled by Dr. Martin Man. The information you provide us does not transfer to those Web sites. We do not assume responsibility for the privacy practices or the content of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those sites.
Emails about Special Offers and Promotions and Opt-Out: It is our intention to only send email communications that would be useful to you and that you want to receive. When you provide us with your email address as part of the registration or appointment setting process, we will place you on our list of patients to receive informational and promotional emails. In addition, patients and visitors to our website are given the opportunity to “opt-in” to receive electronic promotional communications by selecting the option to receive promotional email from us on our website.
Each time you receive a promotional email, you will be provided the choice to “opt-out” of future emails by following the instructions provided in the email or you can “opt-out” at any time by following the instruction provided.
Cookies: Our website utilizes “cookie” technology. “Cookies” are encrypted strings of text that a website stores on a user’s computer. Our website uses cookies throughout the online process to keep together information entered on multiple pages. For example, cookies enable our website to “remember” information provided to us. In addition, cookies are used to:
· Measure usage of various pages on our website to help us make our information more pertinent to your needs and easy for you to access; and,
· Provide functionality such as online appointing, bill paying and other functionality that we believe would be of interest and value to you.
The two types of cookies that we use are referred to as “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies. Session cookies are temporary and are automatically deleted once you leave our website. Persistent cookies remain on your computer hard drive until you delete them. We do not use cookies to gather any personally identifiable information about you apart from what you voluntarily provide us in your dealings with us. Our cookies do not corrupt or damage your computer, programs or computer files. You may set your browser to block cookies.
Security: The security of Patient Information is very important to us and we are committed to protecting the information we collect. We collect Patient Information only in a manner deemed reasonably necessary to serve legitimate business purposes and comply with legal obligations. We use commercially reasonable efforts to make our collection of Patient Information consistent with all applicable laws and regulations. We exercise care in providing secure transmission and storage of information. We take commercially reasonable efforts to create and maintain firewalls, restrict access and secure socket layers, and implement other appropriate safeguards to ensure that Patient Information is used only as authorized by us and in compliance with this policy. Our privacy protection practices help us maintain accurate, timely, complete and relevant information for our business purposes. Our communication system, software and database practices have been designed to aid us in supporting authenticity, integrity and confidentiality
We believe a relationship is built on trust, and thus we make a commitment to you that your personal information will be kept in confidence by us. If you have any questions or would like more information about our Web site privacy policy, please contact us at MARTINMANDMD.COM
The above Web privacy statement is effective as of September 24, 2010. Dr. Martin Man reserves the right to change the Web privacy statement from time to time. This privacy policy is not intended to and does not imply any contractual or other legal rights in respect to Dr. Martin Man or any other party.
Copyright and Trademark Notices: The contents of our website are protected by United States and International Copyright and Trademark law. Any unauthorized use is strictly prohibited and may subject a violator to civil and criminal penalties. All rights reserved.
Dr. Martin Man Notice of Patient Privacy Policy
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. We are required by law to provide you with this notice that explains our privacy practices with regard to your medical information and how we may use and disclose your protected health information for treatment, payment, and for health care operations, as well as for other purposes that are permitted or required by law. You have certain rights regarding the privacy of your protected health information and we also describe those rights in this notice.
Introduction: We recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of certain basic personally identifiable information such as names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers, account numbers, social security numbers and health information of our individual patients ("Patient Information"). We have adopted this Policy to guide how we use such Patient Information.
Purpose: The purpose of this Policy is to balance our legitimate business interests in collecting and using Patient Information with the reasonable expectation of privacy which may be held by those providing such Patient Information.
Information: It is necessary for us to collect and store Patient Information to provide requested care and billing related services. Many state dental regulations and governing entities require service providers to collect and retain some or all of such Patient Information.
.What we will and will not do with Patient Information:
- We will not sell trade or rent Patient Information to outside parties or sell such information to outside parties.
- We may use Patient Information internally to offer goods and services we believe may be of interest. We may use Patient Information to contact you to inquire or survey about the Patient experience at the location(s) visited and the prospect of future services or improvements needed to continue as your services provider. We may also create and use aggregate Patient Information that is not personally identifiable to understand more about the common traits and interests of our Patients.
- We may utilize one or more third-party service providers to send email or other communications to you on our behalf, including Patient satisfaction surveys. These service providers are prohibited from using your email address or other contact information for any purpose other than to send communications on our behalf.
Destruction of Information: Prior to the disposal of Patient Information we will destroy, erase or otherwise make unreadable your personal information including social security numbers, credit card numbers and other identifiable information.
Disclosure of Your Health Care Information
Treatment: We will use and disclose your protected health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your health care and any related services. We will also disclose your health information to other physicians who may be treating you. Additionally we may from time to time disclose your health information to another physician whom we have requested to be involved in your care. For example – we would disclose your health information to a specialist to whom we have referred you for a diagnosis to help in your treatment.
Payment: We may disclose your health information to your insurance provider for the purpose of payment or health care operations.
Health Care Operations: We will use and disclose your protected health information to support the business activities of our practice. For example -– we may use medical information about you to review and evaluate our treatment and services or to evaluate our staff’s performance while caring for you. In addition, we may disclose your health information to third party business associates who perform billing, consulting, or transcription, or other services for our practice.
Appointment Reminders: We will use and disclose your protected health information to contact you as a reminder about scheduled appointments or treatment.
Treatment Alternatives: We will use and disclose your protected health information to tell you about or recommend possible alternative treatments or options that may be of interest to you.
Workers’ Compensation: We may disclose your health information as necessary to comply with State Workers’ Compensation Laws.
Others Involved in Your Care: We will use and disclose your protected health information to a family member, a relative, a close friend, or any other person you identify that is involved in your medical care or payment for care.
Emergencies: We may disclose your health information to notify or assist in notifying a family member, or another person responsible for your care about your medical condition or in the event of an emergency or of your death.
Public Health: As required by law, we may disclose your health information to public health authorities for purposes related to: preventing or controlling disease, injury or disability, reporting child abuse or neglect, reporting domestic violence, reporting to the Food and Drug Administration problems with products and reactions to medications, and reporting disease or infection exposure.
Judicial and Administrative Proceedings: We may disclose your health information in the course of any administrative or judicial proceeding.
Law Enforcement: We may disclose your health information to a law enforcement official for purposes such as identifying or locating a suspect, fugitive, material witness or missing person, complying with a court order or subpoena, and other law enforcement purposes.
Deceased Persons: We may disclose your health information to coroners or medical examiners.
Organ Donation: We may disclose your health information to organizations involved in procuring, banking, or transplanting organs and tissues.
Research: We may disclose your health information to researchers conducting research that has been approved by an Institutional Review Board.
Public Safety: It may be necessary to disclose your health information to appropriate persons in order to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a particular person or to the general public.
Specialized Government Agencies: We may disclose your health information for military, national security, prisoner and government benefits purposes.
Change of Ownership: In the event that Dr. Martin Man is sold or merged with another organization, your health information/record will become the property of the new owner.
Your Health Information Rights
- You have the right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your health information. Please be advised, however, that Dr. Martin Man is not required to agree to the restriction that you requested.
- You have the right to have your health information received or communicated through an alternative method or sent to an alternative location other than the usual method of communication or delivery, upon your request.
- You have the right to inspect and copy your health information.
- You have a right to request that Dr. Martin Man amend your protected health information. Please be advised, however, that Dr. Martin Man is not required to agree to amend your protected health information. If your request to amend your health information has been denied, you will be provided with an explanation of our denial reason(s)and information about how you can disagree with the denial.
- You have a right to receive an accounting of disclosures of your protected health information made by Dr. Martin Man.
- You have a right to a paper copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices at any time upon request.
Request Confidential Communications: You have the right to request how we communicate with you.
Changes to this Notice of Privacy Practices:
Dr. Martin Man reserves the right to amend this Notice of Privacy Practices at any time in the future, and will make the new provisions effective for all information that it maintains. Until such amendment is made, Dr. Martin Man is required by law to comply with this Notice. Dr. Martin Man is required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information and to provide you with notice of its legal duties and privacy practices with respect to your health information. If you have questions about any part of this notice or if you want more information about your privacy rights, please contact Dr. Man by calling his office at 212.962.1305. Please direct any questions or concerns to my attention. This Policy was last updated on September 24,2010.