HIPPA
Notice of Privacy Practices Summary
CHRISTIANA SPINE CENTER, LLC
4735 OGLETOWN-STANTON ROAD
NEWARK, DE 19713
(Effective date April 14, 2003)
We know that medical information about you and your health is private. We do our best to protect medical information about you. The purpose of this Notice is to explain to you how we protect your information and what rights you have regarding your information. You have the right to receive a Notice of Privacy that tells you in detail how everyone here at Physiatrist Associates, P.A./Christiana Spine Center, LLC protects your rights. By everyone, we mean doctors, nurses, x-rays technicians, receptionists, bookkeepers, physical therapists, physician assistants, secretaries and anyone else who might see your information or put information into your record(s). The actual Notice of Privacy is longer than this summary and has been offered to you in paper form and we hope you will take time to read it. It is posted in our waiting room and is available on our website at christianaspinecenter.com.
HOW PHYSIATRIST ASSOCIATES, P.A./CHRISTIANA SPINE CENTER, LLC CAN USE YOUR INFORMATION
We at Physiatrist Associates, P.A./Christiana Spine Center, LLC can use and give our your information to anyone who is part of taking care of you. This includes different doctors, nurses and therapists. We can also give out information to Medicare, Medicaid or any insurance company, or individual who may be responsible for paying for your care.
We use medical information about you to provide you services. We may use your information to find ways to improve how we can take care of you. Some state or federal laws require us to report certain diseases, abuse and crimes. We may also share information to find programs or services that might help you get better or stay better.
YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS:
- To read your records and have copies made. Requests to review and receive copies should be made in writing to director/manager of Physiatrist Associates, P.A./Christiana Spine Center, LLC. If it is a billing record, please contact our billing department. You will get the records to you in 30 to 60 days, depending on where they are stored.
- To ask for us to correct information that we have created. This request must also be made in writing and sent to our Privacy Officer along with the reason(s) that support your request.
- To know who has seen your information if we have shared it for reasons other than to take care of you and to get paid. This request can also be made by contacting the Privacy Officer.
- To complain to Physiatrist Associates, P. A./Christiana Spine Center, LLC through the Manager or the Department of Health and Human Services if you believe we have not followed the law and the Notice of Privacy Practices.
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