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NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES - REINECKE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
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We want you to know that we have always respected and protected the privacy of all of our patients and we will continue to do so. The new Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires that we put in writing the policies and procedures that we use to ensure the protection of health information where it is used in connection with our office. We will continue to use our patients health information only for the purpose of providing treatment, obtaining payment and for conducting health care operations. We will continue to share our patients health information with our employees and any other health care personnel as it is needed to provide treatment for our patients. We will continue to share our patients health information with insurance companies and on our statements of procedures provided to obtain payment for those services. The health information of our patients will be disclosed during insurance audits, routine certifications, licensing and credentialing activities. As in the past, we will continue to use postcards, letters and telephone calls as they relate to treatment for our patients unless instructed in writing otherwise. Our patients health information may be given to Federal, State or Local officials or military authorities in order to complete investigations as required by law. We will continue to share the health information of our patients with those family, friends, and caregivers that help with home treatment and/or payment if necessary.
You have the right to request restrictions on certain uses of your health information and request we communicate with you in regards to appointments in a certain way. You have the right to read, review and have copies made of your health information at a reasonable charge. You have the right to request in writing to update and/or correct your health information. You have the right to ask how, when and where your health information was used by our office for any reason other than for treatment, obtaining payment or conducting health care operations. You have the right to obtain a copy of this "Notice of Privacy Practices" and to express complaints to us or to the Secretary of Health and Human Services if you believe your privacy rights have been compromised by our office.
We will continue to maintain the privacy of our patients health information as required by law and we will provide our "Notice of Privacy Practices" to all of our patients. We do reserve the right to change the terms of our Notice and we will make a reasonable attempt to ensure that all of our current patients receive a revised copy.
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