Privacy Policy & HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

M&S Vascular and Orthopedic Group P.C. (“we,” “us,” or “the practice”) respects your privacy. This page explains how we handle information collected through this website and summarizes how we protect your protected health information (PHI) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Information We Collect Online

Information you provide: When you use our contact or appointment-request forms, you may give us your name, phone number, email, and a short description of your concern. Please do not submit detailed medical history through the website.
Automatically collected: Like most websites, we collect standard technical data such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and referring pages through cookies and analytics tools.

How We Use Website Information

To respond to your inquiries and schedule appointments.
To operate, secure, and improve our website.
To understand how visitors use the site and to measure our marketing.

Analytics & Advertising

We use third-party analytics and advertising services (which may include Google Analytics and Google Ads) that use cookies and similar technologies to help us understand site usage and measure campaign performance. These services may collect information such as your device and usage data. You can control cookies through your browser settings and may opt out of certain Google advertising features through Google’s ad settings.

HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (Summary)

This is a summary. For our full Notice of Privacy Practices, please ask the front desk at any office or call us.

How we may use and disclose your PHI. We may use and disclose your protected health information for treatment, payment, and health care operations — for example, to coordinate your care among providers, to bill your insurance, and to run and improve our practice. We may also use or disclose PHI when required by law.

Your rights regarding your PHI include the right to:

Request access to and a copy of your medical records.
Request a correction or amendment to your records.
Request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures.
Request confidential communications (for example, at an alternate phone number).
Receive an accounting of certain disclosures.
Receive a paper copy of our full Notice of Privacy Practices on request.
File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated, without fear of retaliation.

How We Protect Your Information

We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your information. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so please avoid sending sensitive health details through web forms or email.

Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We share information only with service providers who help us operate the practice and website, with your insurer for payment, and as otherwise permitted or required by law.

Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information online.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date above reflects the most recent revision.

Contact Us

For privacy questions, to exercise your rights, or to request our full Notice of Privacy Practices, contact us at info@mandsvo.com or (718) 897-2228, or visit our contact page.