Professional privacy practices
Health Information Privacy Notice
Effective date: September 20, 2026
It describes how identifiable medical information may be used and disclosed in connection with professional services and how you may ask about or obtain access to that information.
John M. Uszler, MD, A Medical Corporation does not currently submit electronic insurance transactions and this document is not presented as a formal HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices. It states the practice’s privacy commitments and is intended to support compliance with applicable medical-privacy and professional-record laws.
Information covered by this notice
Health information may include clinical history, referring information, reports from other professionals, SPECT brain perfusion image data, image-processing results, the written interpretation and report, consultation communications, scheduling information, and payment or administrative records associated with requested services.
How health information may be used or disclosed
Health information may be used or disclosed as reasonably necessary to:
- evaluate whether the requested imaging service is appropriate;
- coordinate scan acquisition with Amen Clinics or another authorized imaging facility;
- receive, process, review, interpret, and report the imaging study;
- communicate the report and selected images to the referring or treating physician;
- explain completed findings to the patient or parent when arranged;
- obtain payment and perform ordinary professional and administrative operations;
- consult with another professional involved in the individual’s care when appropriate;
- meet licensing, quality, safety, legal, regulatory, or record-retention obligations; or
- respond to a valid authorization, court order, subpoena, or other lawful requirement.
Other uses or disclosures will be made only with the individual’s authorization or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law. An authorization may be revoked in writing to the extent the practice has not already relied upon it.
Artificial intelligence safeguard
Artificial intelligence is not used to process patient images, assess image quality, interpret imaging findings, or formulate diagnostic considerations. No patient-identifying information, clinical records, or scan data are supplied to artificial-intelligence systems. After completing his independent interpretation, Dr. Uszler may use AI only as a supplementary method of locating potentially relevant medical literature, which he then reviews independently.
Your requests concerning health information
Subject to applicable law and appropriate identity verification, you may ask to inspect or receive a copy of records maintained by the practice, request correction of information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete, request confidential communication by a reasonable alternative method, or ask that a particular disclosure be restricted. Some requests may be limited by professional recordkeeping duties or other legal requirements. A request will not affect the quality of professional service provided.
The practice’s responsibilities
The practice maintains reasonable safeguards for identifiable health information, limits access to those who need the information for an authorized purpose, and provides notice when required by applicable law following a reportable breach. The practice may revise this notice as its services, privacy practices, or legal obligations change. The current notice will be available on this website.
Questions or complaints
Questions, requests, or privacy concerns may be directed to the Office Administratorat (310) 428-7064 or drspectscanoffice@gmail.com. A person will not be retaliated against for raising a good-faith privacy concern or complaint.