Notice of Privacy Practices
This notice describes how your medical information may be used and shared — and how you can access it. Please review it carefully.
This notice describes how your medical information may be used and shared, and how you can access it. Please review it carefully.
Ideal Physician Weight Loss provides telehealth services in coordination with licensed clinicians and affiliated healthcare providers. These providers are responsible for delivering your medical care and maintaining your health information.
Ideal Physician Weight Loss supports the technology platform, coordination, and administrative services.
We use and disclose only the minimum necessary information required to provide services and meet legal obligations.
We follow applicable healthcare privacy laws, including HIPAA, and maintain appropriate safeguards to protect your data. We will notify you if a breach occurs that may compromise your information.
We may use and share your health information for the following core purposes:
We may share your information with licensed clinicians, pharmacies, and service providers involved in your care. We may also share information with trusted vendors ("Business Associates") who help operate our services. These parties are required to safeguard your information and use it only as permitted by law.
This includes public health activities, regulatory oversight, legal proceedings, law enforcement requests, or to prevent serious threats to health or safety.
Certain uses, such as marketing or disclosures outside standard care purposes, require your written authorization. You may withdraw your authorization at any time.
Under HIPAA, you have specific rights regarding your health information:
To exercise your rights, please contact us.
You may file a complaint if you believe your rights have been violated. We will not retaliate against you. You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information, including secure systems and restricted access.
However, no system is completely secure, and electronic communication may carry inherent risks.
By using telehealth services, you acknowledge that your information may be transmitted electronically. While we use secure systems, there are inherent risks associated with digital communication.
We may update this Notice periodically. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
To exercise a right, request a copy of this notice, or report a privacy concern, please reach out: