Insurance accepted by Diana S. Leu, MD
Dr. Leu is currently participating in the following insurance plans:
Medicare
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shied of New Jersey
Aetna
Cigna*
Qualcare*
AmeriHealth*
*Dr. Leu is no longer accepting new patients with Magnacare, GHI PPO/EPO, Cigna, Qualcare, or AmeriHealth.
As of March 1, 2017, Dr. Leu will no longer be an in-network participating provider with United Healthcare and Oxford insurance companies.
As of April 30, 2024, Dr. Leu will no longer be an in-network participating provider with GHI/Emblem Health.
It is recommended that you check with your specific insurance plan to verify participation.
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY
Revised September 16, 2013
The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") is a Federal program that requests that all medical records and other individually identifiable health information used or disclosed by us in any form, whether electronically, on paper, or orally are kept properly confidential. This Act gives you, the patient, the right to understand and control how your protected health information ("PHI") is used. HIPAA provides penalties for covered entities that misuse personal health information.
As required by HIPAA, we prepared this explanation of how we are to maintain the privacy of your health information and how we may disclose your personal information.
We may use and disclose your medical records only for each of the following purposes: treatment, payment and health care operation.
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Treatment means providing, coordinating, or managing health care and related services by one or more healthcare providers. An example of this is a primary care doctor referring you to a specialist doctor.
Treatment means providing, coordinating, or managing health care and related services by one or more healthcare providers. An example of this is a primary care doctor referring you to a specialist doctor. •Payment means such activities as obtaining reimbursement for services, confirming coverage, billing or collections activities, and utilization review. An example of this would include sending your insurance company a bill for your visit and/or verifying coverage prior to a surgery.
Payment means such activities as obtaining reimbursement for services, confirming coverage, billing or collections activities, and utilization review. An example of this would include sending your insurance company a bill for your visit and/or verifying coverage prior to a surgery. •Health Care Operations include business aspects of running our practice, such as conducting quality assessments and improving activities, auditing functions, cost management analysis, and customer service. An example of this would be new patient survey cards.
Health Care Operations include business aspects of running our practice, such as conducting quality assessments and improving activities, auditing functions, cost management analysis, and customer service. An example of this would be new patient survey cards. •The practice may also be required or permitted to disclose your PHI for law enforcement and other legitimate reasons such as state infectious disease and cancer reporting requirements. In all situations, we shall do our best to assure its continued confidentiality to the extent possible.
The practice may also be required or permitted to disclose your PHI for law enforcement and other legitimate reasons such as state infectious disease and cancer reporting requirements. In all situations, we shall do our best to assure its continued confidentiality to the extent possible. We may also create and distribute de-identified health information by removing all reference to individually identifiable information.
We may contact you, by phone or in writing, to provide appointment reminders or information about lab or biopsy results, treatment alternatives, or other health-related benefits and services. With initial patient paperwork there is a section, Consent for Telephone Messages, where you can limit voicemail disclosures. This consent can be changed at any time – please ask staff.
The following use and disclosures of PHI will only be made pursuant to us receiving a written authorization from you:
•Uses and disclosure of your PHI for marketing purposes, including subsidized treatment and health care operations;
Uses and disclosure of your PHI for marketing purposes, including subsidized treatment and health care operations; •Disclosures that constitute a sale of PHI under HIPAA; and
Disclosures that constitute a sale of PHI under HIPAA; and •Other uses and disclosures not described in this notice.
Other uses and disclosures not described in this notice. You may revoke such authorization in writing and we are required to honor and abide by that written request, except to the extent that we have already taken actions relying on your prior authorization.
You may have the following rights with respect to your PHI:
•The right to designate with whom we may share your PHI, including your spouse, other family members, friends, etc. In cases of emergency as determined by the doctor, we may contact the person designated as your emergency contact and/or other family members if needed and share your PHI as is necessary. We maintain the right to share your PHI with your other doctors or nursing home/assisted living-type facility where you may live.
The right to designate with whom we may share your PHI, including your spouse, other family members, friends, etc. In cases of emergency as determined by the doctor, we may contact the person designated as your emergency contact and/or other family members if needed and share your PHI as is necessary. We maintain the right to share your PHI with your other doctors or nursing home/assisted living-type facility where you may live.•The right to reasonable requests to receive confidential communications of Protected Health Information by alternative means or at alternative locations.
The right to reasonable requests to receive confidential communications of Protected Health Information by alternative means or at alternative locations. •The right to inspect and copy your PHI.
The right to inspect and copy your PHI. •The right to amend your PHI.
The right to amend your PHI. •The right to receive an accounting of disclosures of your PHI.
The right to receive an accounting of disclosures of your PHI. •The right to obtain a paper copy of this notice from us upon request.
The right to obtain a paper copy of this notice from us upon request. •The right to be advised if your unprotected PHI is intentionally or unintentionally disclosed.
The right to be advised if your unprotected PHI is intentionally or unintentionally disclosed. If you have paid for services "out of pocket", in full and in advance, and you request that we not disclose PHI related solely to those services to a health plan, we will accommodate your request, except where we are required by law to make a disclosure.
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your PHI and to provide you the notice of our legal duties and our privacy practice with respect to PHI.
This notice is effective as of September 16, 2013 and it is our intention to abide by the terms of the Notice of Privacy Practices and HIPAA Regulations currently in effect. We reserve the right to change the terms of our Notice of Privacy Practice and to make the new notice provision effective for all PHI that we maintain. We will post a copy and you may request a written copy of the revised Notice of Privacy Practice from our office.
You have recourse if you feel that your protections have been violated by our office. You have the right to file a formal, written complaint with the practice and with the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
Feel free to contact the Practice Compliance Officer Dr. Diana Leu at 973-925-7077 for more information, in person or in writing.
HIPAA: Notice of Privacy Practices
