Your privacy matters
This notice describes how health information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
Our commitment to your health information
Shanthi Wellness is committed to protecting the privacy of your protected health information (PHI). We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your PHI, provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices, and notify you if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.
How we may use and disclose your information
We may use or disclose your PHI for treatment, payment, and health care operations. For example, we may use your information to provide therapy, coordinate care with another provider when appropriate, bill your insurance plan, or manage and improve our practice.
We may also use or disclose information when required by law, to address public health and safety concerns, to report abuse or neglect when required, for health oversight activities, in response to certain legal processes, or to avert a serious threat to health or safety. We will make reasonable efforts to limit information to the minimum necessary for the purpose of the disclosure.
Uses and disclosures requiring your written authorization
Most uses and disclosures of psychotherapy notes, marketing uses, and disclosures that constitute a sale of PHI require your written authorization. You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time, except to the extent we have already acted in reliance on it.
Your rights
Our responsibilities
We will follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice and will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you give us written permission. We may change the terms of this notice, and any changes will apply to all information we maintain. An updated notice will be available on this website and upon request.
Questions or complaints
If you have questions about this notice or believe your privacy rights have been violated, contact Shanthi Wellness at [email protected] or (319) 834-9005. You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.