The Notice of Privacy Practices from On-Site Solutions Physical Therapy (OSSPT) outlines how your medical information, referred to as Protected Health Information (PHI), may be used and disclosed. Here are the key points:
- Purpose: Your health record includes information about your condition, treatment, and payment.
- Uses: This information is used for planning care, communicating with health professionals, documenting care, educating health professionals, conducting medical research, and more.
How PHI May Be Used and Disclosed
- For Treatment: Sharing information with Facility personnel and external caregivers.
- For Payment: Billing purposes, including sharing information with insurance companies.
- For Health Care Operations: Quality assessment, business planning, and other operational activities.
Other Allowable Uses
- Business Associates: Sharing information with contracted service providers.
- Treatment Alternatives: Informing you about possible treatment options.
- Health-Related Benefits and Services: Providing appointment reminders and information about health-related benefits.
- Individuals Involved in Your Care: Sharing information with family or friends involved in your care, unless you object.
- Legal Requirements: Disclosing information as required by law, such as for public health risks, health oversight activities, and law enforcement purposes.
Your Rights Regarding PHI
- Right to Inspect and Copy: You can review and copy your health information.
- Right to Amend: You can request corrections to your health information.
- Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You can request a list of certain disclosures of your health information.
- Right to Request Restrictions: You can request limitations on how your information is used or disclosed.
- Right to Request Alternate Communications: You can request confidential communications in a specific manner.
- Right to a Paper Copy: You can request a paper copy of the Notice.
Changes to the Notice
- The Facility reserves the right to change the Notice and make the new terms effective for all PHI it maintains.
Complaints
- You can file a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated, without fear of penalty.
- For questions or complaints, contact the HIPAA Compliance Officer at hipaa@onsitesolutionspt.com or call 612-354-6401.