HIPAA

What is HIPAA?

HIPPA is an abbreviation for the federal regulations developed under the

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

It requires the practice provide you with its Notice of Privacy Practice document.

What is a Privacy Notice?

The Privacy Notice describes how we may use and disclose your protected health information to carry out treatment, payment or health care operations (TPO) and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law, your rights

to access and control your protected health information, in certain circumstances, and the duties and privacy practicies of this practice.

What is "PHI"?

PHI, "Protected Health Information" is health information created or received by

your health care provider that contains information that may be used to identity

you, such as demographic data.  It includes written and oral health information

and payment information that is related to you.

Our Privacy Notice can be downloaded for your review  

Click here... Notice of Privacy   or just request a copy from the front desk the next time you are in the office.