We use and disclose health information about you for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. For example: Treatment: We may use
or disclose your health information to obtain payment for services we provide to you. Payment: We may use and disclose your health
information to obtain payment for services we provide to you. Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your health information in
connection with our healthcare operations. Healthcare operations include quality assessment and improvements activities, reviewing the
competence or qualifications of healthcare professionals, evaluating practitioner and provider performance, conducting training programs,
accreditation, certification, licensing or credentialing activities. Your Authorization: In addition to our use of your health information for
treatment, payment of healthcare operations, only you may give us written authorization to use your health information or to disclose it to
anyone for any purpose. If you give us an authorization, you may revoke it in writing at any time. Your revocations will not affect any use or
disclosures permitted by your authorization while it was in effect. Unless you give us a written authorization, we cannot use or disclosed
your health information for any reason except those described in this Notice. To Your Family and Friends: We must disclose your health
information to you, as described in the Patient Rights section of this Notice. We may disclose your health information to a family member,
friend or other person to the extent necessary to help with your healthcare or with payment for your healthcare, but only if you agree that we
may do so. Persons Involved in Care: We may use or disclose health information to notify, or assist in the notification of (including identifying
or locating) a family member, your personal representative or another person responsible for your care, of your location, your general
condition, or death. If you are present, then prior to use or disclosure of your health information, we will provide you with an opportunity to
object to such uses or disclosures. In the event of your incapacity or emergency circumstances, we will disclose health information based on
a determination using our professional judgment disclosing only health information that is directly relevant to the person’s involvement in
your healthcare. We will also use our professional judgment and our experience with common practice to make reasonable inferences of
your best interest in allowing a person to pick up filled prescriptions, medical supplies, x-rays, or other similar forms of health information.
Marketing Health-Related Services: We will not use your health information for marketing communications without your written authorization.
Required by Law: We may use or disclose your health information when we are required to do so by law. Abuse or Neglect: We may
disclose your health information to appropriate authorities if we reasonably believe that you are a possible victim of abuse, neglect, or
domestic violence or the possible victim of other crimes. We may disclose your health information to the extent necessary to avert a serious
threat to your health or safety or the health or safety of others. National Security: We may disclose to military authorities the health
information of Armed Forces personnel under certain circumstances. We may disclose to authorized federal officials health information
required for lawful intelligence, counterintelligence, and other national security activities. We may disclose to correctional institution or law
enforcement officials having lawful custody of protected health information of inmate or patient under certain circumstances. Appointment
Reminders: We may use or disclose your health information to provide you with appointment reminders (such as voicemail messages,
postcards, or letters).