Healing Wounds Restoring Lives

Effective Date: August 11, 2025

This notice describes how your medical information may be used and disclosed, and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Treasure Coast Wound Care (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your medical information. This notice explains how we use and share your protected health information (PHI), and your rights regarding that information, as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

How We May Use and Share Your Information

We may use and share your PHI for the following purposes:

• Treatment: To provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare, including sharing with other providers involved in your care.
• Payment: To bill and collect payment from you, your insurance company, or a third party for services you receive.
• Healthcare Operations: To run our business, improve care, conduct training, and ensure quality services.
• As Required by Law: We will share your PHI when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.
• Public Health and Safety: To help prevent disease, report abuse or neglect, and respond to public health emergencies.
• Legal and Administrative Requirements: In response to court orders, subpoenas, or other legal processes.

Other Uses and Disclosures

Any other use or disclosure of your PHI will be made only with your written authorization, and you may revoke that authorization at any time.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your medical records and obtain a copy.
• Request corrections if you believe your records are incorrect or incomplete.
• Request restrictions on how your information is used or shared.
• Request confidential communications (e.g., by mail instead of phone).
• Receive a list of certain disclosures of your PHI.
• Receive a copy of this notice at any time.

Our Responsibilities

We are required by law to:

• Maintain the privacy and security of your PHI.
• Provide you with this notice describing our legal duties and privacy practices.
• Notify you if there is a breach of your unsecured PHI.
• Follow the terms of this notice.

Changes to This Notice

We may change our privacy practices at any time, and the changes will apply to all PHI we maintain. The updated notice will be posted on our website and available in our office.

Questions or Complaints

If you have questions about this notice or believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may contact:

Treasure Coast Wound Care
(772) 444-7546
[email protected]

You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.