Notice of Privacy Practices
Effective Date: March 2026
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.
About This Notice
Gwinnett Robotic & Hernia Surgery is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), to provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices, and to follow the terms of this notice currently in effect. This notice applies to the medical records and other health information we maintain about you in the course of providing medical care.
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
- Treatment: We may use your health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your medical care. For example, sharing information with other physicians involved in your care, consulting specialists, or coordinating with the hospital or surgery center.
- Payment: We may use your health information to bill and collect payment for services provided. This includes verifying insurance coverage, submitting claims, and communicating with your insurance plan.
- Healthcare Operations: We may use your health information for activities necessary to operate our practice, including quality improvement, staff training, compliance activities, and business management.
- As Required by Law: We may disclose health information when required by federal, state, or local law, including public health reporting, court orders, and law enforcement requests.
- Emergencies: We may use or disclose your health information in an emergency treatment situation.
Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information
- Right to Access: You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your medical records. Contact our office to submit a written request.
- Right to Amend: You have the right to request an amendment to your medical records if you believe information is incorrect or incomplete.
- Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your health information.
- Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your health information. We are not required to agree to all requests, but we will consider them.
- Right to Request Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you in a certain way or at a certain location (for example, calling your cell phone instead of your home phone).
- Right to a Paper Copy: You have the right to obtain a paper copy of this notice upon request.
Our Responsibilities
We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information, to notify you following a breach of unsecured PHI, and to follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice.
Website Privacy
This Notice of Privacy Practices applies to your medical records and health information maintained by our practice. For information about how this website collects and uses data (which is limited to name and phone number from callback requests, with no health information collected), please see our Website Privacy Policy.
Changes to This Notice
We reserve the right to change this notice and make the revised notice effective for health information we already have about you as well as information we receive in the future. The current notice will be posted in our office and on this website.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our office or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office for Civil Rights
www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints
1-877-696-6775
Contact
For questions about this notice or to exercise your rights:
Gwinnett Robotic & Hernia Surgery
631 Professional Drive, Suite 300, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Phone: (770) 962-9977
Fax: (770) 339-9804
This is a general policy document. We recommend having it reviewed by a healthcare attorney familiar with Georgia law and HIPAA requirements.