This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for https://thumannpt.com. This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website. It will notify you of the following:
- What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
- What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
- The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
- How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or another direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.
We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order.
Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.
Your Access to and Control Over Information
You may opt-out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:
- See what data we have about you, if any.
- Change/correct any data we have about you.
- Have us delete any data we have about you.
- Express any concern you have about our use of your data.
Security
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.
Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the Web page.
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 570 470-6662 or via email.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
Notice of Privacy Practices Effective Date: April 2019
This Notice provides an overview of the privacy practices of Thumann Physical Therapy, LLC (also referred to in this Notice as “we”, “us”, and/or “our”). The privacy practices described in this Notice will be followed by all Thumann Physical Therapy, LLC healthcare professionals, employees, staff, trainees, students, volunteers, and business associates.
This Notice describes how protected health information (defined below) about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this protected health information. This Notice is not a complete listing of how we use and disclose your protected health information. This Notice applies to all protected health information held in any form by Thumann Physical Therapy, LLC. Please review this Notice carefully.
Protected health information (also referred to in this Notice as “medical record”, “health information”, and/or “information”) is your individually identifiable information, whether in electronic, paper, or oral form, which may include, but is not limited to, your geographic information, your demographic information, information on healthcare services you have received or may receive in the future, your healthcare insurance benefits, full-face photographs and any comparable images of you, and any unique numbers that may identify you.
Your Information. Your Rights. Our Responsibilities.
| Your Rights | You have the right to: Get a copy of your paper or electronic medical record; Correct your paper or electronic medical record; Request confidential communications; Ask us to limit the information we share; Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared your information; Get a copy of this Privacy Notice; Choose someone to act for you; File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights have been violated |
| Your Choices | You have some choices in the way that we use and share information as we: Tell family and friends about your condition; Provide disaster relief; Market our services and sell your information; Raise funds |
| Our Uses and Disclosures | We may use and share your information as we: Treat you; Run our organization; Bill for our services; Help with public health and safety issues; Do research; Comply with the law; Address law enforcement and other government requests; Respond to lawsuits and legal actions |
| 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 medical record | You can ask to see or get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record and other health information we have about you. We will provide a copy or a summary of your health information, usually within 30 days of your request. |
| Ask us to correct your medical record | You can ask us to correct health information about you that you think is incorrect or incomplete by submitting your request in writing, along with proper documentation to support the request. We may say “no” to your request, but we’ll tell you why in writing within 60 days. |
| Request confidential communications | You can ask us to contact you in a specific way (for example, home or office phone) or to send mail to a different address. We will say “yes” to all reasonable requests. |
| Ask us to limit what we use or share | You can ask us not to use or share certain health information for treatment, payment, or our operations. We are not required to agree to your request, and we may say “no” if it would affect your care. |
| Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared information | You can ask for a list (accounting) of the times we’ve shared your health information for 6 years prior to the date you ask, who we shared it with, and why. We will include all of the disclosures except for those about treatment, payment, and health care operations, and certain other disclosures (such as any you asked us to make). We’ll provide one accounting per year for free but will charge a reasonable, cost-based fee if you ask for another one within 12 months. |
| Get a copy of this Privacy Notice | You can ask for a paper copy of this Notice at any time, even if you have agreed to receive the Notice electronically. We will provide you with a paper copy promptly. |
| 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 make sure the person has this authority and can act for you before we take any action. |
| File a complaint if you feel your rights are violated | You can complain if you feel we have violated your rights. You can file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights by sending a letter to 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, calling 1-877-696-6775, or visiting www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint. |
| Your Choices | For certain health information, you can tell us your choices about what we share. If you have a clear preference for how we share your information in the situations described below, please contact us regarding your preference, and we will follow your instructions. |
| In these cases, you have both the right and choice to tell us to: | Share information with your family, close friends, or others involved in your care. Share information in a disaster relief situation. If you are not able to tell us your preference, for example, if you are unconscious, we may go ahead and share your information if we believe it is in your best interest. We may also share your information when needed to lessen a serious and imminent threat to health or safety. |
| In these cases we never share your information unless you give us written permission: | Marketing purposesSale of your information |
| In the case of fundraising: | We may contact you for fundraising efforts, but you can tell us not to contact you again. |
| Our Uses and Disclosures | How do we typically use or share your health information? We typically use or share your health information in the following ways. |
| Treat you | We can use your health information and share it with other professionals who are treating you without your consent. Example: The physical therapist treating you for an injury shares your treatment notes with your physician. |
| Run our organization | We can use and share your health information to run our practice, improve your care, and contact you when necessary without your consent. Example: We use health information about you to manage your treatment and services. |
| Reimbursement | We can use and share your health information to assist you in getting reimbursed from your insurance provided for your physical therapy intervention. Example: We give information about you to your health insurance plan to enable you to get reimbursed for your services. |
| Comply with the law | We will share information about you if state or federal laws require it, including with the Department of Health and Human Services if it wants to see that we’re complying with federal privacy law. |
| Address law enforcement and other government requests | We can use or share health information about you: For law enforcement purposes or with a law enforcement official; With health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law; For special government functions such as military, national security, and presidential protective services |
| Respond to lawsuits and legal actions | We can share health information about you in response to a court or administrative order, or in response to a subpoena. |
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 provide you a copy of this Notice.
- We will not use or share your information other than as described in this Notice unless you tell us we can in writing by completing and signing our HIPAA Authorization form. If you tell us we can use or share your information other than as described in this Notice, you may change your mind at any time by informing us of the change in writing.
Note on Incidental Disclosures
Despite our implementation of reasonable and appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of your PHI, your PHI may be incidentally disclosed in connection with otherwise permissible or required uses or disclosures of your information. For example, other patients in the treatment area may observe and/or overhear discussions regarding your PHI during the course of your treatment session. The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits such incidental disclosures of your PHI.
How else can we use or share your health information?
We are allowed or required to share your information in other ways, usually in ways that contribute to the public good, such as public health and research. We have to meet many conditions in the law before we can share your information for these purposes.
For more information see: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanidng/consumers/index/html
| Help with public health and safety issues | We can share health information about you for certain situations such as: Preventing disease; Helping with product calls; Reporting adverse reactions to medications; Reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence; Preventing or reducing a serious threat to anyone’s health or safety |
| Do research | We can use or share your information for health research. |
** I reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice and to make the new provisions effective for all protected health information that I maintain. If I do so, I will post the new notice conspicuously in my office and you may also request a written copy to be provided to you.