HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
Effective Date: 08/23/2025
This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
Plano Spine & Joint (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of your protected health information (PHI) as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
How We May Use and Disclose Your Health Information
We may use or disclose your health information in the following ways:
1. Treatment
We may use and share your health information with doctors, nurses, technicians, or other providers involved in your care. For example, your chiropractor may share information with a pain management physician or orthopedic doctor to coordinate treatment.
2. Payment
We may use your information to bill and receive payment from insurance companies or third parties. For example, your insurance plan may require details of your treatment to approve or pay for services.
3. Healthcare Operations
We may use your information to improve our services, train staff, and manage day-to-day business operations.
4. Other Uses Permitted or Required by Law
We may share your health information without authorization for reasons such as:
- Public health reporting (disease control, FDA reporting).
- Law enforcement or legal proceedings.
- Workers’ compensation claims.
- Health oversight activities (audits, inspections, licensing).
- To prevent or reduce a serious threat to your safety or public safety.
Uses and Disclosures Requiring Your Authorization
We will not use or share your health information for purposes such as marketing, sale of information, or most sharing of psychotherapy notes without your written authorization. If you provide authorization, you may revoke it at any time in writing.
Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information
As our patient, you have the following rights:
- Right to Access – You may request copies of your medical records.
- Right to Amend – You may request corrections if you believe information is incomplete or incorrect.
- Right to an Accounting of Disclosures – You may request a list of certain disclosures we made of your information.
- Right to Request Restrictions – You may request limits on how we use or disclose your information. While we are not required to agree, we will honor reasonable requests.
- Right to Confidential Communications – You may request that we contact you in a specific way (e.g., only at home, not at work).
- Right to Receive a Paper Copy – You may request a paper copy of this Notice at any time.
Our Responsibilities
Plano Spine & Joint is required by law to:
- Maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.
- Provide you with this Notice of Privacy Practices.
- Notify you if a breach occurs that may compromise the privacy of your information.
- Follow the terms of this Notice.
Changes to This Notice
We may change this Notice at any time. Updated versions will be available on our website at pspineandjoint.com or at our office upon request.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with:
Plano Spine & Joint
850 Central Parkway East Suite 245, Plano TX 75074-5378
DrArdis@pspineandjoint.com
You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.