Privacy Policy | Village Osteopath

At the Village Osteopath, LLC, we are committed to treating and using protected health information about

you responsibly. The Personal Medical Information (PMI) policy describes the personal information we

collect, and how and when we use or disclose that information. It also describes your rights as they relate

to your PMI. This notice is effective immediately and applies to all PMI as defined by federal regulations.

Each time you visit the Village Osteopath, LLC, a record of your visit is made. Typically, this record

contains your symptoms, examination and test results, diagnoses, treatment, and a plan for future care.

This information serves as a:

Basis for planning your care
Means of communication among the many health professionals who contribute to your care
Legal document
A tool in educating health care students
A source of research
A source of data for our planning and marketing
A tool we used to improve the practice

Understanding what is in your record and how your PMI is used helps you to: ensure its accuracy, better

understand who, what, when, where, and why others may access your PMI, and make more informed

decisions when authorizing disclosure to others.

Although your health record is the physical property of the Village Osteopath, LLC, the information

belongs to you. You have the right to:

Obtain a copy of this Notice of Privacy Policy upon request.
Inspect and copy your health record
Amend your health record
Obtain an accounting of disclosures of your health information
Request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures for your information
Revoke your authorization to use or disclose PMI except to the extent that action has already been taken.

The Village Osteopath, LLC, is required to:

Should our practices change, we will mail or email you an updated copy of the Notice.

We will not use or disclose your PMI without your authorization, except as described in this Notice.