Moody
Health Center is designed to provide care for more than 600 patients
per day, and is fully equipped with a variety of modern adjusting tables,
examination rooms, a diagnostic imaging department, a clinical laboratory,
acupuncture facilities, and a physical medicine and rehabilitation
facility. The Moody Health Center serves the general public, faculty,
staff and their families via the outpatient clinic.
Moody Health Center Services & Fees
As a teaching facility and clinical training site for future health
care practitioners, Moody Health Center is able to offer fees that are
far less than other health care facilities. Texas Chiropractic
College financially supports MHC which keeps the fees low.
A discounted fee does not mean discounted service.
You can expect individualized quality chiropractic care delivered by
senior interns under the supervision of experienced licensed doctors
who are leaders in the profession. We offer a large number of
services and it would be difficult to list all of our fees. Listed below
are a few of our most common services.
- New Patient Examination……….$95.00
Includes a complete medical history, thorough examination, complete
blood count, urinalysis, x-rays if necessary and a report of
findings with treatment recommendations.
- Office Visit………………………....$15.00
Includes chiropractic adjustments. Physiotherapy procedures
when needed are only an additional $5.00 ea.
Laboratory studies, nutritional supplements, orthopedic supports and
other patient supplies are all offered at discounted rates as well.
Community Service
Texas Chiropractic College’s Division of Clinics provides a variety
of services to community organizations and businesses, including:
- Participation at numerous health and wellness fairs
- Therapy for participants in marathons, fun runs, senior Olympics,
bike rides and other fund raising events
- No cost care is provided at battered women’s shelters,
HIV positive alternative care facilities and senior citizens facilities
Monday –
Friday
9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Saturday
9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
The clinic is closed on the following holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Weekend (Thursday -to- Monday)
- Christmas Day
NOTE: Certain holidays and special days set aside
for student evaluation may alter our hours of operation. Please call
(281) 487-1501 for more information.
Location
The health center is located at:
5912 Spencer Hwy.
Pasadena, TX. 77505
(1/4 mile east of Sam Houston Tollway - click here for Map
& Directions)
Moody Health Center
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
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 practice is dedicated, and we are required by applicable federal
and state laws, to maintain the privacy of your health information.
These laws also require us to provide you with this Notice of our privacy
practices, and to inform you of your rights, and our obligations, concerning
your health information. We are required to follow the privacy practices
described below while this Notice is in effect. This Notice is effective
as of 4/13/2003, and will remain in effect until we replace it.
CHANGES TO NOTICE:
We reserve the right to change this Notice and the privacy practices
described below at any time in accordance with applicable law. Prior
to making significant changes to our privacy practices, we will alter
this Notice to reflect the changes, and make the revised Notice available
to you on request. Any changes we make to our privacy practices and/or
this Notice may be applicable to health information created or received
by us prior to the date of the changes.
You may request a copy of our Notice at any time. For more information
about our privacy practices, or for additional copies of this Notice,
please contact us using the information listed at the end of this Notice.
PERMITTED USES AND DISCLOSURES OF HEALTH INFORMATION:
A. CONSENT: You should be aware that during the course of our relationship
with you we will likely use and disclose health information about you
for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. Examples of these
activities are as follows:
Treatment: We may use or disclose your health information to a physician
or other healthcare provider providing treatment to you.
Payment: We may use and disclose your health information to obtain payment
for services we provide to you.
Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your health information
in connection with our healthcare operations. Healthcare operations
include quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the
competence or qualifications of healthcare professionals, evaluating
practitioner and provider performance, and other business operations.
Our chiropractic practice will seek to obtain Consent from you permitting
us to use or disclose your health information for these activities.
You should be aware that our chiropractic practice does not require
obtaining, or confirming the existence of a Consent, prior to:
a) Emergency treatment;
b) Treatment, when such treatment is required by law; or
c) Treatment of patients when communication barriers prevent obtaining
Consent.
You should also be aware that you have the right to revoke that Consent
at any time by providing the practice with written notice.
B. AUTHORIZATIONS: You may specifically authorize us to use your health
information for any purpose or to disclose your health information to
anyone, by submitting such an authorization in writing. Upon receiving
an authorization from you in writing we may use or disclose your health
information in accordance with that authorization. You may revoke an
authorization at any time by notifying us in writing. Your revocation
will not affect any use or disclosures permitted by your authorization
while it was in effect. Unless you give us a written authorization,
we cannot use or disclose your health information for any reason except
those permitted by this Notice.
C. DISCLOSURES TO FAMILY AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES: We must disclose
your health information to you, as described in the Patient Rights section
of this Notice. Such disclosures will be made to any of your personal
representatives appropriately authorized to have access and control
of your health information. We may disclose your health information
to a family member, friend or other person to the extent necessary to
help with your healthcare or with payment for your healthcare only if
authorized to do so. In the event of your incapacity or in emergency
circumstances, we will disclose health information based on a determination
using our professional judgment disclosing only health information that
is directly relevant to the person's involvement in your healthcare.
D. MARKETING: We will not use your health information for marketing
communications without your written authorization.
E. USES OR DISCLOSURES REQUIRED BY LAW: We may use or disclose your
health information when we are required to do so by law, including for
public health reasons (e.g., disease reporting). In some instances,
and in accordance with applicable law, we may be required to disclose
your health information to appropriate authorities if we reasonably
believe that you are a possible victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic
violence or the possible victim of other crimes.
F. PATIENT AND THIRD PARTY PROTECTION: Only as permitted by law, we
may disclose your health information to the extent necessary to avert
a serious threat to your health or safety or the health or safety of
others.
G. LAW ENFORCEMENT/NATIONAL SECURITY: Under certain circumstances we
may disclose health information relating to members of the Armed Forces
to military authorities. Under certain circumstances we may also disclose
health information relating to inmates or patients to correctional institutions
or law enforcement personnel having lawful custody of those individuals.
We may disclose health information in response to judicial proceedings
and law enforcement inquiries as permitted by law and to authorized
federal officials health information required for lawful intelligence,
counterintelligence, and other national security activities.
H. APPOINTMENT REMINDERS: We may use or disclose your health information
to provide you with appointment reminders (such as voicemail messages,
postcards, or letters).
PATIENT RIGHTS:
A. ACCESS TO RECORDS: Upon submission of a written request to us, you
have the right to review or receive copies of your health information,
with limited exceptions. You may obtain a form to request access by
using the contact information listed at the end of this Notice. You
may request that we provide copies in a format other than photocopies
and we will use the format you request if it is readily available. We
will charge you a reasonable cost-based fee relating to the production
of such copies. If you request copies, we will charge you a reasonable
fee for the labor of copying your records (not including record handling
and record retrieval), a $1.00 per page for pages 11-60, $.50 per page
for pages 61-400, and $.25 per page for pages over 400, and postage
if you want the copies mailed to you. A reasonable fee for copies of
films may also be charged, but not to exceed $45 for retrieval and processing,
including copies for the first 10 pages, and $1.00 for each additional
page. If you request an alternative format, we will charge a reasonable
cost-based fee for providing your health information in that format.
If you prefer, we will prepare a summary or an explanation of your health
information for a fee. Contact us using the information listed at the
end of this Notice if you are interested in receiving a summary of your
information instead of copies.
B. ACCOUNTING OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURES. Upon written request, you have
the right to receive a list of instances in which we or our business
associates disclosed your health information for purposes, other than
treatment, payment, healthcare operations and other activities authorized
by you, for the last 6 years, but not before April 14, 2003. If you
request this accounting more than once in a 12-month period, we may
charge you a reasonable, cost-based fee for responding to these additional
requests.
C. RESTRICTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATIONS: You have the right
to request that we place additional restrictions on our use or disclosure
of your health information for treatment, payment and
healthcare operations purposes. Depending on the circumstances of your
request we may, or may not agree to those restrictions. If we do agree
to your requested restrictions we must abide by those restrictions,
except in emergency treatment scenarios. You have the right to request
that we communicate with you about your health information by alternative
means or to alternative locations (e.g., at your place of business rather
than at your home). Such requests must be made in writing, must specify
the alternative means or location, and must provide satisfactory explanation
how payments will be handled under the alternative means or location
you request.
D. AMENDMENTS TO RECORDS: You have the right to request that we amend
your health information. Such requests must be made in writing, and
must explain why the information should be amended. We may deny your
request under certain circumstances.
E. ELECTRONIC NOTICES. If you receive this Notice on our Web site or
by electronic mail (e-mail), you are entitled to receive this Notice
in written form.
QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS
If you want more information about our privacy practices or have questions
or concerns, please contact us.
If you are concerned that we may have violated your privacy rights,
or you disagree with a decision we made or any decisions we may make
regarding the use, disclosure, or access to your health information
you may complain to us using the contact information listed below. You
also may submit a written complaint to the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services. We will provide you with the address to file such
a complaint upon request.
We support your right to the privacy of your health information. We
will not retaliate in any way if you choose to file a complaint with
us or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Please direct any of your questions or complaints to the Moody Health Center Business Manager
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