Disclaimer
INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, NOT FOR TREATMENT OR DIAGNOSIS
Healthcare Disclaimer
The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained on this website are for informational purposes only. The purpose of this website is to promote broad consumer understanding and knowledge of various health topics. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.
Privacy Policy
Dr. Plaza understands your concern regarding your Personally Identifiable Information “(PII”) and how it is used. Any information that is specific to you, your identity, location, health information, and the like is protected in accord with both state and federal law.
Information Collected on Our Website
Any information collected or submitted via our website is protected via: (insert whatever malware is used)
Types of Information Collected:
We may collect information to help us determine:
– Insurance
– Your address
– Your health needs
– Age and DOB
How do we protect web visitor information
Our website is protected utilizing the following:
1. Regularly updating the WordPress core, themes, and plugins is crucial for security as updates often contain patches for known vulnerabilities.
2. Enforce strong password policies for all user accounts, including administrators and contributors.
3. Utilize reputable security plugins such as Wordfence or Sucuri Security to monitor and protect the site from malware, brute force attacks, and other threats.
4. Implement SSL/TLS certificates to secure data transmitted between the server and visitors’ browsers.
5. Install a plugin that restricts the number of failed login attempts to prevent brute force attacks.
6. Implement 2FA for added security by requiring users to provide an additional form of verification beyond their password.
7. Perform regular backups of the website’s files and database in case of a successful attack or data loss event.
8. Use a reliable hosting provider with robust security measures in place to protect against potential vulnerabilities at the server level.
Do we use ‘cookies’:
Yes, cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive via the browser (you will be asked to allow or not allow this) which enables the site provider system to recognize your browser and capture certain information. This may include purchases, services, and other information to help make your experience more seamless.
Third party sales
We do not sell your information to any third party.
HIPPA
We do all that we can to protect your privacy and medical information. We made record(s) of
your care provided by this office and you may receive copies of the records, have them sent to
others, or we may receive records from other offices where you have sought care. We use
these records to provide the best care possible that is tailored to your needs.
We protect this information as required by law and in excess of legal requirements to provide the best and
most up to date safety measures for your health care information.
This notice describes how we may use your information and disclose it as well as our rights and legal options with respect to your medical information.
You have a right to your health care information for inspection and copy.
You may request special privacy protections from our office directly.
You may amend or supplement your health care information.
You have the right to an accounting of disclosures.
You have a right to a paper copy of this notice
You have a right to notice of our privacy practices.
You have all rights available at law both federally and at the state level.
How we disclose your Healthcare information
Dr. Plaza may collect health information from you and store it in a chart or on the computer.
The record is property of this medical practice, but the information in the record belongs to
you.
The law allows and permits us to disclose your information by:
– Subpoena for records from a court of competent jurisdiction
– For treatment by another office at your request
– For payment by your insurance company or another third party as requested by you or required by the payee
– For treatment by associated clinics or physicians
– For billing by a third party
– To third parties utilized for appointment reminders
– Marketing companies provided we receive no payment for such communications
– We will NOT sell your health information
– Other law enforcement activities as required by law
– Coroners
– Public Safety Agencies
– Organ or Tissue Donation
– Worker’s Compensation
– Change of Ownership of this practice
Breach
In the event of a breach of your information we will notify you of the breach as we are required
by law.
Your health information rights
You have the right to request, in written form, what informati0n you want restricted and what limitations on disclosure of your information you desire. Your request is limited by law. Out of pocket expenses for health care are one type of information you can restrict the disclosure of.
You have a right to have communications of your health care information restricted to: email only, in person, via mail, or other format of your choosing. We may deny the restriction requested or pass along the cost of complying with the request as deemed appropriate and within legal requirements.
You have a right to an accounting of disclosure of health care information by Dr. Plaza’s office.
Reservation
We reserve the right to change, amend, or delete those practices in compliance with or changes to the law or practices of this office.
Complaints
Complaints regarding this privacy disclosure may be sent to: (give email of someone in house
tasked w this job)
Data and web security
We utilize encryption, regular updates to our systems and processes, a variety of security
plugins, back-ups, and a secure host provider to ensure that your data and your experience on
our site are protected and avoid unnecessary disclosure of ANY information.
