Privacy Policy

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THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION:

This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how Integrative Medical Wellness may use and disclose your protected health information to carry out treatment, payment or health care operations and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law.  It also describes your rights to access and control your protected health information. “Protected health information” is information about you, including demographic information, that may identify you and that relates to your past, present or future physical or mental health or condition and related health care services.

We are required to abide by the terms of this Notice of Privacy Practices.  

Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information

Your protected health information may be used and disclosed by Integrative Medical Wellness, our office staff and others outside of our office who are involved in your care and treatment for the purpose of providing health care services to you.  Your protected health information may also be used and disclosed to pay your health care bills and to support the operation of your health care provider’s practice.

We will use and disclose your protected health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your health care and any related services.  This includes the coordination or management of your health care with another provider. For example, we would disclose your protected health information, as necessary, to a home health agency that provides care to you.  We will also disclose protected health information to other physicians who may be treating you. For example, your protected health information may be provided to a health care provider to whom you have been referred to ensure that the health care provider has the necessary information to diagnose or treat you.  In addition, we may disclose your protected health information from time-to-time to another health care provider (e.g., a radiologist, pharmacist, specialist or laboratory) who, at the request of your health care provider, becomes involved in your care by providing assistance with your health care diagnosis or treatment to your health care provider. 

 Public Health:  We may disclose your protected health information for public health activities and purposes to a public health authority that is permitted by law to collect or receive the information.  For example, a disclosure may be made for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury or disability.