I AM A PODIATRIST THAT
GOES ON HOUSE CALLS
IN THE RIDGEWOOD MIDDLE VILLAGE
AREA. MY OFFICE
IS 7817 METROPOLITAN AVENUE
MIDDLE VILLAGE NY 11379.
MY PHONE NUMBER
IS 718 417-4895
MEDICARE ASSIGNMENT ACCEPTED FOR COVERED SERVICES
IF SOMEONE HAS POOR CIRCULATION
IN THEIR FEET GENERALLY, I BELIEVE
THEY SHOULD BE REFERRED
TO A VASCULAR SPECIALIST. IF
SOMEONE HAS SWOLLEN FEET,
THEY SHOULD BE TOLD IF
THEY ELEVATE THEIR FEET
TOO HIGH, THIS COULD IMPAIR
CIRCULATORY FLOW TO THIER FEET.
MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL,
DO NOT RELY ON ANY ADVICE
FOR TREATMENT FROM THIS SITE.
BE SEEN IN PERSON BY A
PODIATRIST OR A MEDICAL
DOCTOR THAT IS LICENSED
TO TREAT THE FEET.
GENERALLY A GAIT ANALYSIS AND A
STATIC EXAM CAN BE USED IN FORMING
A TREATMENT PLAN TO ADDRESS
BIOMECHANICAL FAULTS IN THE FOOT
. SUCH FAULTS IN THE FOOT CAN
AFFECT OTHER BODY PARTS. PROPERLY
PLACED FELT SOMETIMES CAN BE USED
IN THE SHOE TO ATTEMPT TO TREAT
FAULTY FOOT FUNCTION, AND IF
NECESSARY EVEN CUSTOM MOLDED
ORTHOTICS CAN BE UTILIZED.
DANIEL ALAN CHASKIN DPMPrivacy Policy
For
Your
Information. Your
Rights. Our Responsibilities.
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.
You
have the right to:
Get
a copy of your paper or
electronic medical
record
Correct
your paper or electronic
medical record
Request
confidential communication
Ask
us to limit the information we
share
Get
a list of those with whom
we’ve shared your
information
Get
a copy of this privacy notice
Choose someone to act for you
File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated
You
have some choices
in the
way that we use and share information as we:
Tell
family and friends about your
condition
Provide
disaster relief
Include
you in a hospital directory
Provide
mental health care
Market our services and sell your information
Raise
funds
We may
use and share
your information as we:
Treat
you Run
our
organization Bill for your
services Help with
public health and safety issues Do research Comply
with the
law Respond to
organ and tissue donation requests Work with a
medical examiner or funeral director Address
workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government
requests Respond to
lawsuits and legal actions |
When
it comes to
your health information, you have certain rights. This section explains your rights and some
of
our responsibilities to help you.
Get an
electronic or
paper copy of your medical record
You can
ask to see or get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record
and other
health information we have about you. Ask us how to do this.
We will
provide a copy or a summary of your health information, usually within
30 days
of your request. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee.
Ask us to
correct your
medical record
You can
ask us to correct health information about you that you think is
incorrect or
incomplete. Ask us how to do this.
We may say
“no” to your request, but we’ll tell you
why in
writing within 60 days.
Request
confidential communications
You
can
ask us to contact you in a
specific way (for example, home or office phone) or to send mail to a
different
address.
We
will
say “yes” to all reasonable
requests.
Ask us to
limit what we use or share
You
can
ask us not to use or share certain
health information for treatment, payment, or our operations. We are
not
required to agree to your request, and we may say
“no” if
it would affect your
care.
If you
pay for a service or health care
item out-of-pocket in full, you can ask us not to share that
information for
the purpose of payment or our operations with your health insurer. We
will say
“yes” unless a law requires us to share that
information.
Get a list
of those with whom we’ve shared information
You
can
ask for a list (accounting) of the
times we’ve shared your health information for six years
prior to
the date you
ask, who we shared it with, and why.
We will
include all the disclosures except
for those about treatment, payment, and health care operations, and
certain
other disclosures (such as any you asked us to make). We’ll
provide one
accounting a year for free but will charge a reasonable, cost-based fee
if you
ask for another one within 12 months.
Get a copy
of this privacy notice
You
can ask for a
paper copy of this
notice at any time, even if you have agreed to receive the notice
electronically. We will provide you with a paper copy promptly.
Choose
someone to act for you
If you
have given someone medical power of
attorney or if someone is your legal guardian, that person can exercise
your
rights and make choices about your health information.
We will
make sure the person has this
authority and can act for you before we take any action.
File a complaint if
you feel your rights
are violated
You
can
complain if you feel we have
violated your rights by contacting us using the information on page 1.
You
can
file a complaint with the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights by
sending a
letter to
We will
not retaliate against you for
filing a complaint.
For
certain health
information, you can tell us your choices about what we share. If you have a clear preference for how we
share
your information in the situations described below, talk to us. Tell us
what
you want us to do, and we will follow your instructions.
In these
cases, you
have both the right and choice to tell us to:
Share
information with your family, close
friends, or others involved in your care
Share
information in a disaster relief
situation
Include
your information in a hospital
directory
If
you are not able to
tell us your preference, for example if you are unconscious, we may go
ahead
and share your information if we believe it is in your best interest.
We may
also share your information when needed to lessen a serious and
imminent threat
to health or safety.
In
these cases we
never share your
information unless you give us written permission:
Marketing
purposes
Most
sharing of psychotherapy notes
In
the case of
fundraising:
We may
contact you for fundraising
efforts, but you can tell us not to contact you again.
We
typically use or
share your health information in the following ways.
Treat
you
We can
use your health information and share it with other professionals
who are treating you.
Example: A doctor
treating you for an injury asks another doctor about your
overall health condition.
Run
our organization
We can
use and share your health information to run our practice,
improve your care, and contact you when necessary.
Example:
We use health
information
about you to manage your treatment and services.
Bill
for your services
We
can use and share your health
information to bill and get payment from health plans or other
entities.
Example:
We give
information about
you to your health insurance plan so it will pay for your services.
We
are allowed or required to share your information in other ways
–
usually in ways that contribute to the public good, such as public
health and
research. We have to meet many conditions in the law before we can
share your
information for these purposes. For more information see: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/index.html.
Help
with public health
and safety issues
We can
share health information about you for certain situations such
as:
Preventing
disease
Helping with
product recalls
Reporting
adverse reactions to medications
Reporting
suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence
Preventing
or reducing a serious threat to anyone’s health or safety
Do
research
We can
use or share your information for health research.
Comply
with the law
We
will share information about you if state or federal laws require it,
including with the Department of Health and Human Services if it wants
to see
that we’re complying with federal privacy law.
Respond to organ
and tissue donation
requests
We can
share health
information about you
with organ procurement organizations.
Work with a medical
examiner or funeral
director
We can share
health information
with a coroner, medical examiner, or funeral director when an
individual dies.
Address
workers’
compensation, law enforcement,
and other government requests
We can
use or share health information about you:
For
workers’ compensation claims
For law
enforcement purposes or with a law enforcement official
With
health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law
For
special government functions such as military, national security, and
presidential protective services
Respond
to lawsuits and
legal actions
We can
share health information about you in response to a court or
administrative order, or in response to a subpoena.
We
are required by law to maintain the privacy and security
of your protected health information.
We
will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may
have compromised the privacy or security of your information.
We
must follow the duties and privacy practices described
in this notice and give you a copy of it.
We
will not use or share your information other than as
described here unless you tell us we can in writing. If you tell us we
can, you
may change your mind at any time. Let us know in writing if you change
your
mind.
For
more information see: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/noticepp.html.
Privacy
concerns please call Daniel Chaskin DPM 718 417-4895
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