Effective Date: 6/23/2026
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.
AnneBrennan.com, operated by Brennan Clinic, LLC, is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information. This Notice of Privacy Practices explains how we may use and disclose your protected health information, your rights regarding your health information, and our legal duties.
Our Responsibilities
We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information. We are required to provide you with this Notice and to follow the terms currently in effect. We are also required to notify you if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your protected health information.
We may change the terms of this Notice at any time. If we make a material change, the updated Notice will apply to all protected health information we maintain, including information created or received before the change. The updated Notice will be posted on our website and made available upon request.
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
Treatment
We may use and disclose your health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your care. For example, we may use your health history, symptoms, medications, lab results, or treatment goals to develop a care plan or communicate with another healthcare provider involved in your care.
Payment
We may use and disclose your health information for payment-related purposes. For example, we may use information to process payments, provide receipts, issue superbills, or help you seek possible out-of-network reimbursement.
Healthcare Operations
We may use and disclose your health information for healthcare operations. For example, we may use information for quality improvement, care coordination, compliance, licensing, credentialing, training, business management, or patient experience purposes.
Appointment Reminders and Communications
We may use your contact information to send appointment reminders, scheduling updates, follow-up messages, or other care-related communications.
Business Associates
We may share information with companies or individuals that perform services for us, such as electronic health record vendors, scheduling platforms, billing vendors, technology providers, consultants, or legal advisors. When required, these vendors must agree to protect your health information.
As Required by Law
We may use or disclose your health information when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.
Public Health and Safety
We may disclose health information for public health activities, such as reporting certain diseases, adverse events, abuse, neglect, domestic violence, or threats to health or safety, when required or permitted by law.
Health Oversight Activities
We may disclose health information to health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law, such as audits, investigations, inspections, licensing, or disciplinary actions.
Legal Proceedings and Law Enforcement
We may disclose health information in response to a court order, subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process, when permitted or required by law.
Serious Threats
We may use or disclose health information when necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to your health or safety or the health or safety of others.
Specialized Government Functions
We may disclose health information for certain specialized government functions when permitted or required by law, such as military, national security, protective services, correctional institution, or law enforcement custodial situations.
Workers’ Compensation
We may disclose health information as authorized by and to the extent necessary to comply with workers’ compensation or similar programs.
Uses and Disclosures That Require Your Written Authorization
We will obtain your written authorization before using or disclosing your health information for purposes not described in this Notice, unless the use or disclosure is otherwise permitted or required by law.
Your written authorization is generally required for:
- Marketing communications, except where permitted by law
- Sale of protected health information
- Certain uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes, if applicable
You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent we have already relied on it.
Your Rights
- You have the right to request restrictions on certain uses or disclosures of your health information. We are not required to agree to all requests, but we will consider them.
- You have the right to request confidential communications, such as asking us to contact you at a specific phone number, mailing address, or email address when reasonable.
- You have the right to inspect or request a copy of your health information, subject to certain limited exceptions.
- You have the right to request that we amend your health information if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete.
- You have the right to request an accounting of certain disclosures of your health information.
- You have the right to receive a paper copy of this Notice, even if you agreed to receive it electronically.
- You have the right to file a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated.
Complaints
- You may file a complaint with Brennan Clinic, LLC by contacting us.
- You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.
- We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
Contact for Questions
For questions about this Notice or your privacy rights, contact us.