HIPAA Privacy Notice

What Is Protected Health Information (PHI)?

PHI is information about your health, healthcare services you receive, and payment for those services that identifies you or can reasonably be used to identify you. This includes your medical history, diagnoses, treatment plans, test results, medications, and demographic information such as your name, address, date of birth, and Social Security number.

How We May Use and Disclose Your PHI

We may use or disclose your PHI for the following purposes without requiring your written authorization:

• Treatment: To provide, coordinate, or manage your medical care, including referrals and consultations with other providers.
• Payment: To obtain payment for services rendered, including billing your insurance carrier, OWCP, or other responsible party.
• Healthcare Operations: To evaluate and improve the quality of care, train staff, conduct compliance activities, and manage our practice.
• Required by Law: To comply with legal and regulatory requirements, court orders, subpoenas, or public health reporting obligations.
• Workers' Compensation: To report information necessary for workers' compensation claims, OWCP claims, or related disability determinations.

Your Privacy Rights

Under HIPAA, you have the following rights regarding your PHI:

Safeguards We Use

Restore Muscle and Joint implements administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect your PHI. These include secure electronic medical records, restricted access to patient information, staff training on privacy practices, encrypted communications where appropriate, and secure disposal of physical records. We do not sell your health information.

Website Forms and Electronic Communications

Our website contact and appointment forms collect only the information needed to respond to your inquiry or schedule your visit. Please do not include sensitive medical details, symptoms, or diagnoses in unsecured web forms or emails. If you need to discuss protected health information, please call our office directly.

Third-Party Disclosures

We will not use or disclose your PHI for purposes other than treatment, payment, and healthcare operations without your written authorization, except as permitted or required by law. You may revoke an authorization at any time in writing, except where we have already acted in reliance upon it.

Changes to This Notice

We reserve the right to change this Notice and our privacy practices. Any revised Notice will apply to all PHI we maintain and will be posted on our website with the updated effective date.

How to Contact Us or File a Complaint

If you have questions about this notice, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may contact us using the information below. You also have the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.