HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

The privacy of your health information is important to us. We are required by law to provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices to explain how we protect, use, and disclose your Protected Health Information (PHI).

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How We Use and Disclose Your PHI

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Your PHI may be used or disclosed for the following purposes:

• Treatment: Providing, coordinating, or managing your health care. (e.g., coordinating care with other health providers).

• Payment: Billing and collecting for services rendered. (e.g., sending claims to your insurance carrier, if applicable).

• Healthcare Operations: Running the practice, including quality assessment, professional reviews, and legal services.

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Your Rights Regarding Your PHI
 

You have the right to:

• Request Restrictions: Request limits on how we use or disclose your PHI for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations (we are not always required to agree to the request).

• Confidential Communications: Request that we communicate with you about health matters in a certain way or at a certain location (we will accommodate reasonable requests).

• Inspect and Copy: Access and receive a copy of your records (a reasonable fee may apply).

• Amend Records: Request an amendment of your health record if you feel the information is incorrect or incomplete.

• Accounting of Disclosures: Request a list of the times we've disclosed your PHI for reasons other than treatment, payment, or operations.

• Paper Copy of Notice: Request a paper copy of this notice.

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Changes to This Notice

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We reserve the right to change the terms of this notice at any time. The new notice will be posted on our website and available upon request.

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