Privacy Policy & Notice of Privacy Practices
Precision Chiropractic of Amarillo is committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding the personal and health information you share with us. This Privacy Policy and Notice of Privacy Practices explain how we collect, use, and protect information through our website and during patient care, in compliance with applicable federal and state privacy laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
YOUR RIGHTS
When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights. This section explains your rights and some of our responsibilities to help you.
Get an electronic or paper copy of your medical records:
- You can ask to see or get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record and other health information we have about you.
- We will provide a copy or a summary of our health information usually within 30 days of your request. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee.
Ask us to correct your medical record:
- You can ask us to correct health information about you that you think is incorrect or incomplete.
- We may say yes to all reasonable requests.
Request confidential communications:
- You can ask us to contact you in a specific way (ex – home, office, cell or email) or to sesnd mail to a different address.
- We will say yes to all reasonable requests.
Ask us to limit what we use or share:
- You can ask us not to use or share certain health information for treatment, payment, or our operations. We are not required to agree to your request, and we may say no if it will affect your care.
- If you pay for a service or health care item out of pocket in full, you can ask us not to share that information for the purpose of payment or our operations with your health insurer. We will say yes unless a law requires us to share that information.
Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared information:
- You can ask for a list of the times we’ve shared your health information for six years prior to the date you ask, who we shared it with, and why.
- We will include the disclosures for those about treatment, payment, and healthcare operations, and certain other disclosures (such as any you asked us to make). We will provide one accounting per year for free but will charge a reasonable, cost-based fee if you ask for another one within 12 months.
Get a copy of the privacy notice:
- You can ask for a paper copy of this notice at any time, even if you have agreed to receive the notice electronically. We will provide you with a paper copy promptly.
Choose someone to act for you:
- If you have given someone medical power of attorney or if someone is your legal guardian, that person can exercise your rights and make choices about your health information.
File a complaint if you feel your rights are violated:
- You can complain if you feel we have violated your rights by contacting our Privacy Officer at 5701 W. Interstate 40, Amarillo, TX 79106 or by calling 806-358-3595.
- You can file a complaint with DHH
- We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint. S Office of Civil Rights. Visit www.hhs,gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints
YOUR CHOICES
For certain health information, you can tell us your choices about what we share. If you have a clear preference for how we share your information in the situation described below, talk to us. Tell us what you want us to do, and we will follow your instructions.
In these cases, you have both the right and the choice to tell us to:
- Share information about your family, close friends, or others involved in your care.
- Shar information in a disaster relief situation.
- Include your information in a hospital directory.
- Contact you for fundraising efforts.
If you cannot tell us your preference (ex- you are unconscious), we may go ahead and share your information if we believe it is in your best interest. We may also share your information when needed to lessen a serious and imminent threat to health and safety.
In these cases, we never share your information unless you give us written permission:
- Marketing purposes.
- Sale of your information.
- Most share of psychotherapy notes.
In the case of fundraising:
- We may contact you for fundraising efforts, but you can tell us not to contact you again.
OUR USES AND DISCLOSURES
We typically use or share your health information in the following ways.
Treating you:
- We can use your health information and share it with other professionals who are treating you. (Ex-A doctor treating you for an injury asks another doctor about your overall health condition.
Bill you for services:
- We can use and share your health information to bill and get payment from health plans or other entities. (Ex- We give information about you to your health insurance plan so it will pay for your services.
Run our organization:
- We can use and share your health information to run our practice, improve your care, and contact you when necessary. (Ex- We use health information about you to manage your treatment and services.
OTHER USES AND DISCLOSURES
We are allowed or required to share your information in other ways—usually in ways that contribute to the public good, such as public health and research. We must meet many conditions in the law before we can share your information for these purposes. For more information, see www.hhs.gov/ocr/provacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/index.html
Help with public health and safety issues:
- We can share health information about certain situations such as:
- Preventing disease
- Helping with product recalls
- Reporting adverse reactions to medications
- Reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence
- Preventing or reducing a serious threat to anyone’s health or safety
Do research:
- We can use or share your information for health research.
Comply with the law:
- We will share information about you if state or federal laws require it, including with the Department of Health and Human Services if it requests to see that we are complying with federal privacy laws.
Respond to organ and tissue donation requests:
- We can share health information about you with organ procurement organizations.
Work with medical examiner or funeral director:
We can share health information about you with coroner, medical examiner, or funeral director when an individual dies.
Address workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests:
- We can use or share health information about you:
- For workers’ compensation claims
- For law enforcement purposes or with a law enforcement official
- With health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law
- For special government functions such as military, national security, and presidential protective services
Respond to lawsuits and legal actions:
- We can share health information about you in response to a court or administrative order, or in response to a subpoena
OUR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.
- We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that many have compromised the privacy or security of your information.
- We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice and give you a copy of it.
- We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you tell us we can in writing. If you tell us we can, you may change your mind at any time. Let us know in writing if you change your mind.
For more information, see: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/index.html
Changes to the Terms of this Notice:
We can Change the terms if this notice, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be available upon request in our office and on our website.
