Green Medix Integrative Health

Green Medix Integrative Health — Notice of Privacy Practices (HIPAA)

Effective date: January 1, 2023 · Last updated: January 1, 2023

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Green Medix Integrative Health ("we," "us," or "our") is required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information ("PHI") and to provide you with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to PHI. We are required to abide by the terms of this Notice of Privacy Practices under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"), as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health ("HITECH") Act. We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.

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.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information

The following categories describe the ways we are permitted or required by law to use and share your health information without your written authorization.

Treatment

We may use and share your health information to provide, coordinate, and manage your care. This includes consultations with other healthcare providers involved in your care, such as when we communicate with your physician, oncologist, or other licensed provider as part of an integrative, supportive approach to your health.

Payment

We may use and share your health information to bill and receive payment for the services we provide to you, including processing payments through our payment processors and coordinating benefits if applicable.

Health Care Operations

We may use and share your health information to run our practice, including quality assessment and improvement activities, practitioner training, business planning, and administrative activities that support your care.

Other Permitted Uses and Disclosures

We may also use or share your health information in the following circumstances, as permitted or required by law:

  • As required by law, including court orders, subpoenas, and other lawful processes;
  • Public health activities, such as reporting communicable diseases or assisting public health authorities;
  • Health oversight activities conducted by government agencies;
  • To avert a serious threat to health or safety;
  • Workers' compensation claims, if applicable;
  • Business associates — we may share information with companies that perform services for us (such as secure telehealth platforms, scheduling systems, and payment processors) under written agreements that require them to protect your information;
  • Research, in limited circumstances and only with appropriate safeguards or your authorization;
  • Inheritance and estate matters, to coroners, medical examiners, or funeral directors as permitted by law; and
  • Uses and disclosures with your authorization — any use or disclosure not described above will be made only with your written permission, which you may revoke at any time in writing.

Certain Uses Require Your Authorization

We will not use or share your information for marketing purposes, for the sale of your information, or in most cases for psychotherapy notes, without your written authorization. We will never share your information for advertising purposes without your permission.

Your Rights

When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights. This section explains your rights and some of our responsibilities to help you.

Get an Electronic or Paper Copy of Your Records

You have the right to inspect and receive a copy of the health information we maintain about you, including medical and billing records. We will provide a copy or a summary within 30 days of your request. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee.

Ask Us to Correct Your Records

You have the right to request that we correct health information that you believe is inaccurate or incomplete. We may say "no" to your request, but we will tell you why in writing within 60 days.

Request Confidential Communications

You have the right to ask us to communicate with you about your health information in a specific way or at a specific location — for example, by mail rather than email. We will say "yes" to all reasonable requests.

Ask Us to Limit What We Use or Share

You have the right to request restrictions on the use and disclosure of your health information for treatment, payment, and health care operations, and to request that we not share information with your health plan for services you have paid for out of pocket in full. We are not required to agree to all requested restrictions, but if we do agree, we will honor your request.

Get a List of Those With Whom We've Shared Information

You have the right to request an accounting of the disclosures we have made of your health information for the six years prior to your request, excluding certain disclosures (such as those made for treatment, payment, and health care operations). We will provide one accounting per year free of charge but may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee if you request another within 12 months.

Get a Copy of This Privacy Notice

You may request a paper copy of this Notice at any time, even if you have agreed to receive it electronically.

Choose Someone to Act for You

If you have given someone medical power of attorney, or if someone is your legal guardian, that person can exercise your rights and make choices about your health information. We will verify the person has this authority before taking any action.

File a Complaint If You Feel Your Rights Are Violated

You can complain if you feel we have violated your rights by contacting us using the information below. You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 509F, HHH Building, Washington, D.C. 20201; 1-877-696-6775; or at www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Our Responsibilities

  • We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information;
  • We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information;
  • We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this Notice and give you a copy of it; and
  • We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you tell us we can in writing.

For more information, see www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/index.html.

Changes to the Terms of This Notice

We reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice and to make the new Notice provisions effective for all health information we maintain. When we make a material change, we will post the revised Notice on this page and make it available upon request.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Notice, wish to exercise your rights, or want to file a complaint, contact us at:

Green Medix Integrative Health Loganville, Georgia Email: greenmedix2023@gmail.com Phone: 917-841-1847