HIPPA

Notice of HIPAA Privacy Policies and Patient Rights

DC Chiropractic Center

Daniel O.Cook, D.C. 

The information provided below illustrates the manner your protected health information could be accessed and released and what you need to know about this process. This important document should be reviewed thoroughly. Managing the privacy of your personal health information is extremely important to us.

As mandated by federal and state regulation, your personal health information must be protected. As part of these regulations, we are required to ensure you are aware of our privacy policies and legal responsibilities, and your rights to your protected health information. This notice of privacy policies, outlined below, will be in effect for the duration and must be followed by our practice. 

We reserve the right to modify our privacy policies and the terms of this notice at any time, and will make such modifications within the guidelines of the law. We reserve the right to make the modifications effective for all health information that we maintain, including protected health information we created or received before the changes were made. Changing the notice will precede all significant modifications. A copy of this notice will be provided upon request.  

Privacy Policies

The Federal Trade Commission has developed the “Red Flags Rule” to prevent identity theft and medical fraud. Because of this, we will be asking for your picture ID on your first visit. We will also be taking a copy of your picture ID for your chart.

Protected Health Information Use and Disclosure

Information regarding your health may be used and disclosed for the purpose of treatment, payment and other healthcare operations. Examples cited below further explain the use and disclosure process. 

Treatment

Use and disclosure of your protected health information may be provided to a physician or other healthcare practitioner providing treatment to you. However, this information will only be given with your authorization. 

Payment

Your protected health information may be used and disclosed to obtain payment for services we provided to you. 

Your Authorization

At any time, you may provide in writing your authorization for use and disclosure of your protected health information for any purpose. You may choose to revoke your written permission at any time. The revocation must be in writing.  

If you revoke your written authorization, it will not affect any use or disclosure prior to the revocation. Your protected healthcare information may be used and disclosed to you as described in the patient rights section of this notice. In addition, your protected health information may be used and disclosed to a family member, friend, or other person to the extent necessary to assist you with your healthcare, but only with your authorization.  

Person Involved In Care

In order to accommodate the notification of your location, your general condition, or severe illness, your protected health information may be used or disclosed to a family member, your personal representative, or another person responsible for your care. If you are present and wish to object to such disclosures of your protected health information, you may do so. 

To the extent you are incapacitated or emergency circumstances exist, we will disclose protected health information using our professional judgment disclosing only protected health information that is directly relevant to the person’s involvement in your healthcare.

Marketing Services or Other Third-Party Disclosures

Your protected health information will not be disclosed to any third –party without your written authorization, except as required by law or otherwise described in this notice.

Required By Law

Your protected health information may be used or disclosed if required by any federal, state or local law.

Abuse or Neglect 

As required by law, if we have reason to believe that you are the victim of possible abuse, neglect, domestic violence, or other possible crimes, your protected health information may be disclosed to the appropriate authorities. If we have reason to believe the use or disclosure of your protected health information will prevent a serious threat to your health or safety or the health or safety of others we may have to provide the necessary protected health information.

Patient Rights

Access

You have the right to review and obtain a copy of your protected health information with limited exceptions. Your request to obtain access to your information must be in writing. We may need to charge you a reasonable costbased fee for the costs of copying, mailing or other costs incurred by us in complying with your request. You may request access by submitting a letter to: DC Chiropractic Center, Daniel Cook, DC, 1765 State St., Salem, OR 97301 

Restrictions

You may request that we apply additional restrictions to any disclosure of your healthcare information. We are not required to agree to the application of these additional restrictions; however we will make every effort to do so. If we agree to follow your request regarding additional restrictions, we will follow the agreed restrictions unless an emergency situation dictates otherwise.

Alternative Communication

Your rights include the instruction to request how you are communicated to regarding your protected health information. Your request must be in writing and can spell out other ways or other locations regarding your protected health information communication. 

Amendment

You can initiate a written request to amend your protected health information. Included in the amendment must be an explanation of why the information should be amended. Certain conditions may exist where we may reject your request.

Questions and Complaints

If any time you are unsure of concerned that your personal health information has not been protected or if you believe an error was made in the decision we made about accessing your protected health information, or in the response to a request you made to amend the use or disclosure of your protected health information, or to have us communicate to you by an alternative means or at a alternative location, you have the right to bring this issue forward. 

Privacy of your protected health information is extremely important and we are committed to ensuring your privacy. We are available to assist you with the questions, concerns or complaints. You have the right to obtain a paper copy of this notice.