Notice of Privacy Practices

Effective Date: June 19, 2025

This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can access this information. Please review it carefully.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Our Uses and Disclosures

We typically use or share your health information in the following ways:

Other Uses and Disclosures

We may also share your information for public health reporting, research, health oversight activities, law enforcement, and other legally required purposes. We will never sell your information or share it for marketing without your written permission.

Our Responsibilities

We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information (PHI). We will notify you 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 give you a copy of it. We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you authorize us in writing.

Health Information Exchange Participation

Our clinic participates in the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN), a secure electronic health information exchange (HIE) that allows us to share your health information with other healthcare providers, health systems, and authorized users involved in your care. This exchange enables faster access to critical medical information to support treatment, payment, and healthcare operations.

Through KHIN, your information may also be accessed or exchanged via national networks such as the eHealth Exchange, Carequality, and the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). This allows your health information to follow you when you receive care from other providers who also participate in these networks.

We may share your health information through KHIN and its connected exchanges for purposes permitted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), such as:

De-identified health information may also be used for data analysis and population health purposes in accordance with HIPAA regulations.

If you would like to request a restriction on the sharing of your health information through KHIN, please contact our office. We will honor your request to the extent required by law.

Questions or Complaints

If you have questions or believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may contact us at:

You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.