Notice of Privacy Practices
Effective Date: October 1, 2025
1. Purpose of This Notice
This Notice describes how Lodo Pain LLC (“Lodo Pain”) may use and share your medical information, and how you can access it. We are required by law under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to protect the privacy of your health information and to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices.
2. How We May Use and Share Your Information
We use and share your health information for the following reasons:
a. Treatment
To provide, coordinate, or manage your medical care. For example, we may share information with other healthcare providers or pharmacies involved in your treatment.
b. Payment
To collect payment for services provided. Although Lodo Pain is self-pay and does not bill insurance, we may use information to process payments, verify eligibility for prescription coverage, or handle required documentation.
c. Healthcare Operations
To run our practice effectively — for example, quality reviews, training, compliance audits, or record maintenance.
d. With Your Authorization
We will not share your health information for purposes not listed here (such as marketing or sale of data) without your written authorization. You may revoke that authorization at any time in writing.
e. When Required by Law
We may disclose information when required by federal, state, or local law, including for public health reporting, abuse or neglect cases, or law enforcement purposes.
3. Your Rights Regarding Your Health Information
You have the following rights:
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Access: You may request a copy of your medical records in paper or electronic form.
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Amend: You can request corrections to your medical information if you believe it’s incorrect or incomplete.
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Restrictions: You can request limitations on how we use or share your information (though we may not always be able to comply).
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Confidential Communications: You may request that we contact you in a specific way (e.g., at a work address or personal email).
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Accounting of Disclosures: You can request a list of when we shared your information (excluding disclosures for treatment, payment, or operations).
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Paper Copy: You may request a paper copy of this Notice at any time, even if you received it electronically.
4. Our Responsibilities
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We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your health information.
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We will notify you promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised your information.
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We will follow the privacy practices described in this Notice and provide updates if our policies change.
5. Telemedicine and Electronic Communication
Lodo Pain offers telemedicine services via doxy.me, a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform. We take appropriate steps to protect your privacy during virtual visits. Please note that no electronic system is completely risk-free, and while we use secure technology, we cannot guarantee absolute confidentiality during electronic transmission.
6. Changes to This Notice
We may update this Notice at any time. The revised version will be posted on our website at lodopain.com
and available in our office. Changes apply to all protected health information we maintain.
7. Questions or Complaints
If you have questions or concerns about your privacy or believe your rights have been violated, you can email us directly at info@lodopain.com.
You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR). You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.