Privacy Practices for Sacramento Spine & Physical Therapy
The recent HIPPA regulations for healthcare mandate that we must disclose the privacy practices in place regarding the handling and use of patients’ Protected Health Information (PHI) as well as the patients’ rights.
Your PHI is typically a record of each visit you make that contains symptoms, medical history, examinations, diagnoses, treatments, and plans for care. This is used as a:
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means of communicating among health professionals contributing to your care |
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legal document of the care you receive |
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means in which you or a 3 rd party payer can verify services received were appropriately billed |
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tool to assess and improve the care we provide |
Your health information rights related to your medical and billing records are as follows:
Authorization to use your health information . Before we use or disclose your PHI, other than described below, we will obtain your written authorization, which you may revoke at any time.
Access to you health information . You may request, in writing, a copy of your health information that is in your medical and/or billing record. There may be a fee for this.
Amend your health information . If you believe the information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may request in writing that we correct or add information.
Our Responsibilities
We are required to protect the privacy of your PHI, establish policies and procedures to govern our workforce and business associates, and provide this notice and abide by it.
We reserve the right to change these policies and procedures. If we make a significant change, we will also change this notice. The new notice will posted at the front desk and on our website.
Except for purposes related to your treatment, or to collect payment for our services, to perform necessary business functions, or when otherwise permitted or required by law, we will not use or disclose your PHI without your authorization. We may use your PHI to contact you to provide appointment reminders.
Sacramento Spine & Physical Therapy performs care in the open clinic with evaluations sequestered by privacy curtains. In some cases other people may hear discussions between you and your therapist during care. *I am comfortable with the open clinic environment and the privacy curtains for my care; should this change, I will let the manager know ASAP.
For more information or to report a problem
If you have questions, would like more information, or would like the most current copy of this notice, please contact Travis Smith at 916-932-1210
If you believe we have not properly protected your privacy, have violated your privacy rights, or you disagree with a decision we have made about your rights, you may contact Travis Smith. You may also send a written complaint to the US Department of Health and Human Services at 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC 20201.
Sacramento Spine will ensure that the care you receive at our facility will in no way be impacted if you file a complaint. |
