LeVan Chiropractic

LeVan Chiropractic

NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.  PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

Uses and Disclosures

There are a number of situations where we may use or disclose to other persons or entities your confidential medical information.  Certain uses and disclosures will require you to sign an Acknowledgement that you received our Notice of Privacy Practices, including treatment, payment and health care operations.  Any use or disclosure of your protected health information requires for anything other than treatment, payment or health care operations requires you to sign an Authorization. Certain disclosures required by law or under emergency circumstances, may be made without your Acknowledgement or Authorization.  Under any circumstance, we will use or disclose only the minimum amount of information necessary from your medical records to accomplish the intended purpose of the disclosure. 

 Use and Disclosure without Patient Acknowledgement of this Notice

We will attempt in good faith to obtain your signed Acknowledgement that you received this Notice to use and disclose your confidential medical information for the following purposes:

 Treatment:  We will use your medical information to make decisions about the provision, coordination or management of your health care, including diagnosing your condition and determining the appropriate treatment for that condition.  It may also be necessary to share your medical information with another health care provider whom we need to consult with respect to your care.  We may also disclose certain information to a physical therapist to provide physical therapy under appropriate circumstances, or to a facility or other providers should you require surgery or other hospital care.  These are only examples of uses and disclosures of medical information for treatment purposes that may or may not be necessary in your case.

 Payment:  We may need to use or disclose information in your medical record to obtain reimbursement from you or your health insurance plan, or another insurer for our services rendered to you.  This may also include determinations of eligibility or coverage under the appropriate health plan, pre-certification and pre-authorization of services or review of services for purposes of reimbursement.  This information may also be used for billing, claims management and collection purposes together with related health care data processing through our system.

 Operations:  Your medical records may be used in our business planning and development operations, including improvement in our methods of operation, and general administrative functions.  We may also use the information in our overall compliance planning, medical review activities, and arranging for legal and auditing functions.