At PRIMAL HEALTH + WELLNESS, we are committed to protecting your health information. This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how we may use and disclose your protected health information (PHI) to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law.
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 may 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.
Your Rights
When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights:
- Get a copy of your health and claims records: You can ask to see or get a copy of your health and claims records and other health information we have about you.
- Ask us to correct your health and claims records: You can ask us to correct your health and claims records if you think they are incorrect or incomplete.
- Request confidential communications: You can ask us to contact you in a specific way (for example, home or office phone) or to send mail to a different address.
- 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.
- Get a list of those with whom we've shared information: You can ask for a list (accounting) of the times we've shared your health information for six years prior to the date you ask.
- Get a copy of this privacy notice: You can ask for a paper copy of this notice at any time.
- 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.
Our Uses and Disclosures
We typically use or share your health information in the following ways:
- Treat you: We can use your health information and share it with other professionals who are treating you.
- Run our organization: We can use and disclose your health information to run our practice, improve your care, and contact you when necessary.
- Bill for your services: We can use and share your health information to bill and get payment from health plans or other entities.
How else can we use or share your health information?
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 have to meet many conditions in the law before we can share your information for these purposes.
Changes to the Terms of This Notice
We can change the terms of 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.
Contact Us
If you have questions or feel your rights are being violated, you can contact us using the information below:
PRIMAL HEALTH + WELLNESS
Email: medical@primalhealthandwellness.com
Have questions about our policies?
Our support team is here to help clarify any terms.