HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

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.

1. Our Legal Duty

Nexium Care Hub is required by applicable federal and state law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI). We are also required to give you this Notice about our privacy practices, our legal duties, and your rights concerning your PHI. We must follow the privacy practices that are described in this Notice while it is in effect.

2. Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information

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

• Treatment: We may use or disclose your PHI to a physician or other healthcare provider providing treatment to you.
• Payment: We may use and disclose your PHI to obtain payment for services we provide to you.
• Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your PHI in connection with our healthcare operations, including quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competence or qualifications of healthcare professionals, evaluating practitioner and provider performance, and conducting training programs.

3. Uses and Disclosures Requiring Your Authorization

Other uses and disclosures of your PHI will be made only with your written authorization, unless otherwise permitted or required by law. You may revoke this authorization at any time, in writing, except to the extent that we have already taken action in reliance on the authorization.

4. Your Rights Regarding Your PHI

You have the following rights regarding the PHI we maintain about you:

• Right to Inspect and Copy: You have the right to inspect and copy your PHI.
• Right to Amend: If you feel that PHI we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend the information.
• Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request a list of the disclosures we made of your PHI for purposes other than treatment, payment, and healthcare operations.
• Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the PHI we use or disclose about you for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.
• 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.

5. Changes to This Notice

We reserve the right to change this Notice and the privacy practices described here. We will post a copy of the current Notice on our website.

6. Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with us or with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. To file a complaint with us, please contact our Privacy Officer at privacy@nexiumcarehub.com.