Privacy of your personal information is an important part of Hands on Health - Family Chiropractor, while providing you with quality health care. We understand the importance of protecting your personal information. We are committed to collecting, using and disclosing your personal information responsibly. We will try to be as open and transparent as possible about the way we handle your personal information.
All electronic forms and consent forms are viewed only by Lara Cawthra, chiropractor, unless you have specifically signed a Release of Records to make these forms available to another Health Care Provider or family member.
Our Privacy Policy at Hands on Health-Family Chiropractor outlines what we are doing to ensure that:
- Only necessary information is collected about you;
- We only share your information with your consent;
- Storage, retention and destruction of your personal information complies with existing legislation and privacy protection protocols;
- Our privacy protocols comply with privacy legislation and standards of our regulatory body, the General Chiropractic Council.
How our Clinic Collects, Uses and Discloses Patients’ Personal Information:
The Clinic / Practice of Lara Cawthra understands the importance of protecting your personal information. To help you understand how we are doing that, we have outlined how the clinic is using and disclosing your information.
The clinic will collect, use and disclose information about you for the following purposes:
- To assess your health concerns
- To provide health care
- To advise you of treatment options
- To establish and maintain contact with you
- To send you newsletters and other information mailings
- To remind you of upcoming appointments
- To communicate with other treating health-care providers
- To allow us to efficiently follow-up for treatment, care and billing
- To complete claims for insurance purposes
- To invoice for goods and services
- To process credit card payments
- To collect unpaid accounts
- To comply with all regulatory and legal requirements including court orders, statutory requirements to advise authorities of child abuse and reporting diseases and individuals who may be an imminent threat to harm themselves or others
By signing this Patient Consent Form, you have agreed that you have given your consent to the collection, use and/or disclosure of your personal information as outlined above.