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• DR. HELFET: 212-606-1888 • DR. LORICH: 212-746-4509 • DR. WEILAND: 212-606-1575 • DR. POSITANO: 212-606-1858 • REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT • NON-SURGICAL FOOT AND ANKLE SERVICE Enter Your Email		The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act (HIPAA) was initiated in 1996 to protect health information created or maintained by health care providers throughout the United States. Information describing HIPAA and our full compliance with HIPPA policies is distributed to patients during their initial visit to our offices. Before to receiving treatment each patient will receive and be asked to acknowledge that they received a Notice of Privacy Practices explaining their rights under HIPAA and our use of their health information for treatment, payment and health care operations without further authorization. Also as part of the HIPAA regulations, each patient has the right, with some restrictions, to: Review his or her own medical record; Request an addition or correction to the medical record; Supplement information to the record; Restrict use and disclosure of your medical information; Authorize formal consent before health information is released, other than for treatment, payment, or as part of health care operations and Know who requested and received medical information for other than treatment, payment, or health care operations In protection of your information, the New York Orthopaedic Trauma Service (NYOTS) and their employees are prohibited, with some exceptions, from releasing your health information to anyone not involved in your health care or in office operations, including family members, unless you have provided written consent. The Authorization for Release of Information form allows NYOTS to release your information to a particular agency or individual who/whom you designate. The New York Orthopaedic Trauma Service (NYOTS) maintains this website as a benefit for patients and the orthopaedic community. While the NYOTS strive to keep the content on this site current and accurate, no guarantee regarding accuracy of content is made. This web site is for general informational purposes only. Medical information obtained from our website is not intended to be a substitute for professional care. If you have or suspect you have a health problem, you should consult with a healthcare provider. We also do not guarantee the accuracy of any content or statements on any linked website which may be referred from our website. All content and website rights are reserved. All content and pages contained on this website are the property of the NYOTS and any duplication, in whole, or in part, of such property will be considered trademark infringement. No content from this website may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author. Any reproduction of content, photography or design requires prior authorization from the owner of this website.

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