Privacy, HIPAA & accessibility

How we handle your information on this website and in our practice, and our commitment to an accessible experience.

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Website privacy policy

This policy explains how Steddy Healthcare NP in Adult Health PLLC (“Steddy Healthcare”, “we”, “us”) handles information collected through this website. It is separate from the Notice of Privacy Practices below, which governs your protected health information.

Information we collect

  • Information you provide. When you submit the appointment request form, we collect your name, phone number, email address and any details you choose to include.
  • Automatically collected information. Our hosting provider records standard technical data such as IP address, browser type, referring page and pages visited.
  • Cookies. [Describe any analytics or advertising cookies in use, or state that the site uses none.]

How we use it

  • To contact you about an appointment request or a question you have sent us.
  • To operate, secure and improve this website.
  • To meet legal, regulatory and professional obligations.

What we do not do

We do not sell your personal information. We do not share it with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

Email and web forms are not secure

Standard email and web forms are not encrypted end to end and should not be treated as a confidential channel. Please do not send detailed medical information, test results or any sensitive personal data through the contact form or by email. Call the office instead, and we will collect that information securely.

Third-party content

This site loads web fonts from Google Fonts and, on the contact page, an embedded Google Map. Those services receive your IP address when the resource loads and are governed by Google's own privacy policy.

Your choices

You may ask us to correct or delete the contact information you have submitted through this site by emailing steddydnp@gmail.com or calling (718) 968-2059.

Children

This website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them online. Adolescent patients aged 13 and over are seen in our practice with the consents required by New York law.

Notice of Privacy Practices (HIPAA)

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.

Our commitment

Steddy Healthcare is required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and applicable New York law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI), to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and to follow the terms of the notice currently in effect.

How we may use and disclose your health information

  • Treatment — to provide, coordinate and manage your care, including sharing information with specialists, laboratories, imaging centres and hospitals involved in your treatment.
  • Payment — to bill and collect payment from you, your insurer or another payer, including eligibility checks and prior authorisation.
  • Health care operations — for quality assessment, clinical training, licensing, audits and general practice administration.
  • As required by law — including public health reporting, reporting of suspected abuse or neglect, health oversight activities, judicial and law enforcement requests, and to avert a serious threat to health or safety.
  • Appointment reminders and health-related communications — unless you ask us not to.

Other uses and disclosures — including most uses of psychotherapy notes, marketing communications and any sale of PHI — require your written authorisation, which you may revoke in writing at any time.

Your rights

  • Access — to inspect and obtain a copy of your medical and billing records, generally within 30 days of a written request.
  • Amendment — to request a correction of information you believe is incorrect or incomplete.
  • Accounting of disclosures — to receive a list of certain disclosures we have made.
  • Restriction — to request limits on how we use or disclose your information. If you pay in full out of pocket for a service, you may restrict disclosure of that service to your health plan.
  • Confidential communications — to ask that we contact you at a particular address or phone number.
  • Paper copy — to receive a paper copy of this notice at any time.
  • Breach notification — to be notified if a breach occurs that compromises the privacy or security of your information.

Complaints

If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, contact our Privacy Officer at (718) 968-2059 or steddydnp@gmail.com. You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. You will not be retaliated against for filing a complaint.

Changes to this notice

We reserve the right to change this notice and to make the revised notice effective for information we already hold as well as information we receive in the future. The current notice is posted here and in our office.

Accessibility statement

Steddy Healthcare is committed to making this website usable by everyone, including people who use assistive technology. We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA.

Measures in place on this site include semantic markup and landmarks, a skip-to-content link, visible keyboard focus indicators, colour contrast checked against WCAG minimums, text alternatives for meaningful images, form labels and error messages announced to screen readers, and respect for the operating system's reduced-motion preference.

If you encounter a barrier on this site, or need information from it in another format, please contact us at steddydnp@gmail.com or (718) 968-2059 and we will provide the information you need and work to fix the issue.

Terms of use

The content of this website is provided for general informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not create a provider–patient relationship, and must not be relied upon in place of consultation with a qualified health professional. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified provider with any question about a medical condition.

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.

Links to external websites are provided for convenience. We do not control and are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.

Non-discrimination

Steddy Healthcare complies with applicable federal and New York civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity. Language assistance services and auxiliary aids are available free of charge — please ask.