Phzio exists to improve your healthcare experience, and we hope you’ll make great use of our service. These terms explain your rights and responsibilities when using the Phzio system.
Effective Date: Oct 22, 2023
The following terms and conditions constitute an agreement between you and Bistromatics Inc. (“Phzio,” “we,” or “us”), the operator of Phzio.com (the “Site”) and related websites, applications, services and mobile applications provided by Phzio and on/in which these Terms of Use is posted or referenced (collectively, the “Services”). These terms of use (the “Terms of Use”), together with our Privacy Policy our Acceptable Use Policy and Additional Terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and collectively, this “Agreement”) govern your use of the Services, both as a non-registered user and as a registered user.
BY USING OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING THE SERVICES, AND/OR BY REGISTERING WITH US, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION PRACTICES DISCLOSED IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY AND THE USE RESTRICTIONS IN THE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THE ADDITIONAL TERMS, AND TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE THAT YOU MAY HAVE WITH US OR THE SERVICES IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, CANADA. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS AGREEMENT, YOU CANNOT USE THE SERVICES.
Please note that we offer the Services “AS IS” and without warranties. If you are registering an account or using the Services on behalf of an individual or entity other than yourself, you represent that you are authorized by such individual or entity to accept this Agreement on such individual’s or entity’s behalf.
Portions of the Services are viewable without registering with us, but to actively participate or store your information, you must register as a member and authorize the use and disclosure of your information for purposes of allowing us to provide the Services and as otherwise disclosed in our Privacy Policy.
You acknowledge that although some Content may be provided by individuals in the medical profession, the provision of such Content does not create a medical professional/patient relationship, and does not constitute an opinion, medical advice, or diagnosis or treatment, but is provided to assist you with locating appropriate medical care from a physical therapist, dentist or other healthcare specialist, professional or provider (collectively, “Healthcare Provider”). “Content” means content, text, data, graphics, images, photographs, video, audio, information, suggestions, guidance, and other materials provided, made available or otherwise found through the Services and/or Site, including without limitation Content provided in direct response to your questions or postings.
WE MAKE NO GUARANTEES, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERTISE, QUALITY OF WORK, PRICE OR COST INFORMATION, INSURANCE COVERAGE OR BENEFIT INFORMATION, OR OTHER CONTENT THROUGH THE SERVICES. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH CONTENT. FURTHERMORE, WE DO NOT IN ANY WAY ENDORSE OR RECOMMEND ANY INDIVIDUAL LISTED OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SERVICES.
The Content that you obtain or receive from Phzio, and its employees, contractors, partners, sponsors, advertisers, licensors or otherwise through the Services is for informational, scheduling and payment purposes only. All medically related information, including but not limited to information shared via Phzio’s platforms, the Phzio blog, official Phzio social channels, Phzio emails and text messages, and Phzio advertising, is for information purposes only.
THE CONTENT, WHETHER SUCH CONTENT IS PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THROUGH ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS FROM PHZIO, IS NOT INTENDED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR, NOR DOES IT REPLACE, PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. DO NOT DISREGARD, AVOID OR DELAY OBTAINING MEDICAL ADVICE FROM A QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE READ ON THE SITE. DO NOT USE THE SERVICES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL NEEDS. IF YOU EXPERIENCE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, IMMEDIATELY CALL A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL AND 911. YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. NOTHING STATED OR POSTED ON THE SITE OR AVAILABLE THROUGH ANY SERVICES IS INTENDED TO BE, AND MUST NOT BE TAKEN TO BE, THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, NURSING, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE ADVICE, OR THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE.
We do not recommend or endorse any specific tests, Healthcare Providers, procedures, opinions, or other information that may appear through the Services. If you rely on any Content provided through the Services, you do so solely at your own risk.
NO LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL/PATIENT RELATIONSHIP IS CREATED BY USING THE CONTENT, WHETHER SUCH CONTENT IS PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THROUGH ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS FROM PHZIO INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE “FIND A PHYSICAL THERAPIST” FEATURE, PHZIO ANSWERS”, PHZIO BLOG, OFFICIAL PHZIO SOCIAL CHANNELS, PHZIO EMAILS OR TEXT MESSAGES LINKS TO OTHER SITES OR ANY ASSISTANCE WE MAY PROVIDE TO HELP YOU FIND AN APPROPRIATE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IN ANY FIELD.
We have no control of and cannot guarantee the availability of any Healthcare Provider at any particular time. We will not be liable for cancelled or otherwise unfulfilled appointments, or any injury resulting therefrom, or for any other injury resulting or arising from or related to the use of the Site or Services whatsoever.
You are strongly advised to perform your own investigation prior to selecting the PHZIO platform by making confirming telephone calls to the appropriate licensing or certification authorities to verify listed credentials and education, and to further verify information about a particular Healthcare Provider by confirming with the Healthcare Provider’s office, your current Healthcare Providers, the medical association(s) relevant to the Healthcare Provider’s specialty and your state medical board(s).
Phzio uses reasonable efforts to ensure that physical therapist only participate in the Services if they hold all active licenses required by law to practice the specialties of the services offered by them and are not excluded from participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Phzio may exclude Healthcare Providers who, in Phzio’s discretion, have engaged in inappropriate or unprofessional conduct.
Healthcare Providers listed through the Services with whom you may book appointments enter into contracts with us and may pay us a fee in order to use our PHZIO platform for patient treatment visits. We will provide you with lists and/or profile previews of Healthcare Providers who may be suitable to provide the healthcare services you seek based on information that you provide to us (such as insurance information, geographical location, and healthcare specialty). In an effort to aid in the discovery of Healthcare Providers and enable the maximum choice and diversity of Healthcare Providers participating in the Services, these lists and/or profile previews may also be based on other criteria (including, for example, Healthcare Provider availability, past selections by and/or ratings of Healthcare Providers by you or by other Phzio users, and past experience of Phzio users with Healthcare Providers); but Phzio (a) does not recommend or endorse any Healthcare Providers, (b) does not make any representations or warranties with respect to these Healthcare Providers or the quality of the healthcare services they may provide, and (c) does not receive any additional fees from Healthcare Providers for featuring them (i.e., higher or better placement on lists) through the Services (subject to the Sponsored Results as described below). Note, however, to the extent that you use the Services as provided by your employer, Phzio may provide lists and/or profile previews based also on criteria determined by your employer and your employer’s agents or advisors.
We may show you sponsored results on the Site, including at the top of search results (“Sponsored Results”). Phzio receives additional fees from Healthcare Providers or healthcare organizations for providing Sponsored Results. Sponsored Results shown through the Services are not, and should not be considered, an endorsement or recommendation by Phzio of the Healthcare Provider or healthcare organizations.
We make the Services available as a service to consumers and Healthcare Providers for the purposes of providing an informational and educational resource. We may, but have no obligation to, have Content posted through the Services reviewed by our editorial personnel. It is important to note, however, that the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of any or all of the Content is not guaranteed. Neither the authors, the editorial personnel, nor any other party involved in the preparation or publication of this work can guarantee that the Content contained herein is accurate or complete, and they will not be responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such Content.
You are encouraged to independently confirm the Content contained herein with other sources and to seek the advice of a qualified Healthcare Provider.
Healthcare Provider and practice Content is intended for general reference purposes only. Healthcare Provider Content is both provided by the Healthcare Provider and/or office staff and collected from multiple other data sources that may not be confirmed by the Healthcare Provider. Such Content often changes frequently and may become out of date, incomplete or inaccurate. Neither the Site nor Phzio provides any advice or qualification certification about any particular Healthcare Provider. You are encouraged to independently verify such Content.
The procedures, products, services and devices discussed and/or marketed through the Services are not applicable to all individuals, patients or all clinical situations. Any products, services or devices represented through the Services by advertisers, sponsors, and other participants of the Services, either paid or unpaid, are presented for your awareness and do not necessarily imply, and we make no claims as to, safety or appropriateness for any particular individual or prediction of effectiveness, outcome or success.
The insurance and insurance related Content (including, without limitation, insurance coverage and benefit Content) is intended for general reference purposes and for your convenience only (“Insurance Content”). Such Insurance Content is based on Personal Information (as defined below) you provide to us as well as Healthcare Provider Content. The Insurance Content is provided either directly by the insurance provider you identify or via a third-party clearinghouse. Insurance Content often changes frequently and may become out of date, incomplete or inaccurate. In order to improve (but not guarantee) the accuracy of the Insurance Content, you acknowledge and agree that you will (a) provide accurate and complete insurance-related Personal Information, and (b) verify and update your insurance-related Personal Information (including, without limitation, verifying such Personal Information obtained by automated means from an insurance card you provide); Phzio will not be responsible for your failure to comply with subparts (a) or (b) hereof, nor for any inaccurate, incomplete or outdated Insurance Content, regardless of the reason.
As part of the registration process, you will provide an e-mail address and create a password. These are your credentials for accessing the Services that are only available to members (“Credentials”). You should keep your Credentials private and not share your Credentials with anyone else. You must immediately notify us if your password has been stolen or compromised.
In order to register, you must provide certain basic information about yourself. Also, you may opt to voluntarily share additional information in order to benefit from all the Services we provide. Our Privacy Policy details how we may use, share and maintain your information, which may include without limitation your name, address, social security number and contact information; insurance information; medical history and current needs; billing information; and other information that is either requested by Phzio or voluntarily provided (“Personal Information”). By submitting such information, you authorize Phzio, its employees, agents and others operating on its behalf to use and/or disclose such information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please review the Privacy Policy carefully, as your use of the Services constitutes your agreement to it.
If you elect to enter information into a medical history form (“Medical History Form”) on behalf of yourself or a third party from whom you have authorization to provide such information, on your request you authorize us to provide such information to the specified Healthcare Provider. You acknowledge and agree that such information will be reviewed and approved by you or someone authorized by you at the time of your appointment to ensure its accuracy. You also acknowledge that Phzio may use the data or information you provide on a Medical History Form in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
8.1 Your Responsibilities Generally
Even though the Services are provided free of charge, usual, customary and any other charges for any medical or related services rendered by Healthcare Providers will apply and will be entirely your responsibility. You must resolve any dispute between you or any Healthcare Provider arising from any transaction hereunder directly with the Healthcare Provider.
You are responsible for all use of the Services and for all use of your Credentials, including use by others to whom you have given your Credentials. You may only use the Site and the Services for lawful, non-commercial purposes. You may not use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our servers or networks, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site or the Services. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any of the Services, user accounts, or computer systems or networks, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not accumulate or index, directly or indirectly, any Content or portion of the Site and/or Services (including, without limitation, Healthcare Provider or practice information, appointment availability, price information, and Insurance Content) for any purpose whatsoever.
You are also responsible for reviewing and complying with the terms set forth in our Acceptable Use Policy.
In addition to our rights in these Terms of Use, we may take any legal action and implement any technological measures to prevent violations of the restrictions hereunder and to enforce these Terms of Use or our Acceptable Use Policy.
8.2 Responsibilities of Healthcare Providers and Others in the Healthcare or Medical Industries
Regardless of whether you are a member or whether you schedule or intend to schedule appointments (including appointments for Designated Provider Services, as defined in the Additional Terms) through the Services, if you are a Healthcare Provider or other person or entity in the healthcare or medical industries, you acknowledge and agree that:
(A) You will not use the Services to view, access or otherwise use, directly or indirectly, price, availability, or other Content for any purpose other than your own personal use as a patient or prospective patient.
(B) You will not use the Services to establish, attempt to establish, or enforce, directly or indirectly, any agreement or coordination of the prices charged for any product or service; the kinds, frequencies or amounts of any product or service offered; or the customer or customer categories for any product or service, or otherwise engage or attempt to engage in price fixing, output restriction, or customer or market allocation.
(C) You will not use the Services, directly or indirectly, to engage in any anti-competitive, deceptive or unfair practices, or otherwise violate applicable antitrust, competition or consumer protection laws, or regulations.
9.1 Changes to the Services
We may from time to time add new services to the Services, substitute a new service for one of the existing Services, or discontinue or suspend one of the existing Services. Information about the new services will be included through the Services, and the use of new services will be governed by this Agreement. You agree that Phzio will not be liable to you or any third party for any suspension or discontinuation of any of the Services or portion thereof.
9.2 Additional Terms
Certain of the Services may have additional terms (including without limitation policies, guidelines, and rules) that will further govern your use of that particular Service, and supplement this Agreement. If you choose to register for, access or use any such Services, you may be presented with such additional terms. You may also find such additional terms in the Additional Terms. By using those Services, you agree to comply with any such additional terms, which are incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
The Services may include links to other websites, including links provided as automated search results. Some of these websites may contain materials that are objectionable, unlawful, or inaccurate. These links are provided for your convenience only and we do not endorse these sites or the products and services they provide. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for the content or accuracy of these other websites.
You will have the opportunity to submit feedback regarding your experiences with Healthcare Providers featured through the Services, to submit inquiries concerning possible medical needs and to participate in the other interactive and community features of the Site (collectively “Posted Information”). It is important that you act responsibly when providing Posted Information. All Posted Information must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy.
Phzio reserves the right to investigate and at our discretion take appropriate legal action against anyone who violates this provision or the Acceptable Use Policy, including without limitation, removing any offending communication from the Services and terminating the membership of such violators or blocking your use of the Services.
By posting Posted Information through the Services, you agree to and hereby do grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Phzio and its contractors an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, fully sublicensable, fully paid up, worldwide license to use, copy, publicly perform, digitally perform, publicly display, and distribute such Posted Information and to adapt, edit, translate, prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such Posted Information. This license is non-exclusive, except you agree that Phzio shall have the exclusive right to practice this license to the extent of combining your Posted Information with the Posted Information of other Phzio users for purposes of constructing or populating a searchable database of reviews and information related to the healthcare industry.
All of the Content is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret laws, other proprietary rights, and international treaties. You acknowledge that the Services and any underlying technology or software used in connection with the Services contain Phzio’s proprietary information. We give you permission to use the aforementioned content for personal, non-commercial purposes only and do not transfer any intellectual property rights to you by virtue of permitting your use of the Services. You may print, download, and store information from the Site for your own convenience, but you may not copy, distribute, republish (except as permitted in this paragraph), sell, or exploit any of the content, or exploit the Site or Services in whole or in part, for any commercial gain or purpose whatsoever. Except as expressly and unambiguously provided herein, neither Phzio nor its suppliers grant you any express or implied rights, and all rights in the Site and the Services not expressly granted by Phzio to you are retained by Phzio.
We have no special relationship with or fiduciary duty to you. You acknowledge that we have no control over, and no duty to take any action regarding: which users gain access to the Site and/or the Services; what content you access via the Site and/or the Services; what effects the content on the Site and/or the Services may have on you; how you may interpret or use the content on the Site and/or the Services; or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the content on the Site and/or the Services. You release us from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired content through the Site and/or the Services. The Site and/or the Services may contain, or direct you to websites containing, information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate. We make no representations concerning any content contained in or accessed through the Site and/or the Services, and we will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in or accessed through the Site and/or the Services. We make no representations or warranties regarding suggestions or recommendations of services or products offered or purchased through the Site and/or the Services.
WE PROVIDE THE SITE AND THE SERVICES “AS IS”, “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” WE MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES ABOUT THE SERVICES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ALL STATUTORY WARRANTIES, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES AND THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICES ARE MERCHANTABLE, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURATE, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NEED, OR NON-INFRINGING. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE EFFECTIVE, RELIABLE OR ACCURATE OR WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES (EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THIRD-PARTY NETWORKS) AT TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY USERS OF THE SERVICES OR ANY OTHER DATA OR INFORMATION PROVIDED OR RECEIVED THROUGH THE SERVICES. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, PHZIO MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, SOFTWARE AND FUNCTIONS MADE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SERVICES OR ANY OTHER SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION. PHZIO DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICES WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE, BUG-FREE OR FREE FROM DEFECTS, THAT LOSS OF DATA WILL NOT OCCUR, OR THAT THE SERVICES, SOFTWARE OR SITE ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES, CONTAMINANTS OR OTHER HARMFUL ITEMS.
YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY DISPUTE WITH US IS THE CANCELLATION OF YOUR REGISTRATION. IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE SITE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (a) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES, IF ANY, THAT YOU PAID TO REGISTER FOR THE SITE OR THE SERVICES, OR (b) $100; EXCEPT THAT, FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE TRANSACTION PROCESSING SERVICES (AS DEFINED IN THE ADDITIONAL TERMS), IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR CUMULATIVE LIABILITY THEREOF REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION PROCESSING FEES (AS DESCRIBED IN THE ADDITIONAL TERMS), IF ANY, REMITTED TO AND RETAINED BY PHZIO FOR PROVIDING TRANSACTION PROCESSING SERVICES FOR APPOINTMENTS MADE BY YOU IN THE SIX (6) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE APPLICABLE CLAIM.
IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU (OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMING UNDER OR THROUGH YOU) FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICES. THESE EXCLUSIONS APPLY TO ANY CLAIMS FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, OR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE OR NEGLIGENCE OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS UTILIZED THROUGH USE OF THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, OUR LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED IN ACCORDANCE HEREIN TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH SAYS “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR”.
We may terminate and/or suspend your registration immediately, without notice, if there has been a violation of this Agreement or other policies and terms posted on the Site or through the Services by you or by someone using your Credentials. We may also cancel or suspend your registration for any other reason, including inactivity for an extended period. Phzio shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Site and/or the Services. Further, you agree not to attempt to use the Site and/or the Services after any such deletion, deactivation or termination (provided, in the case of deactivation due exclusively to your inactivity, you may be permitted to re-register). Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 shall survive any termination or expiration of these Terms of Use.
Upon a request by us, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us, our employees, contractors, officers, directors, agents, parent, other affiliated companies, suppliers, successors, and assigns from all liabilities, claims, demands and expenses, including attorney’s fees, made by any third party that arise from or are related to (a) your access to the Site, (b) your use of the Services, or (c) the violation of this Agreement (including without limitation the Terms of Use, the Acceptable Use Policy, and the Additional Terms), or of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity, by you or any third party using your Credentials. The foregoing indemnification obligation does not apply to liabilities, claims and expenses arising as a result of our own gross negligence or intentional misconduct.
17.1 Electronic Contracting; Copyright Dispute
Your affirmative act of using the Services and/or registering for the Services constitutes your electronic signature to this Agreement, which includes our Privacy Policy, Acceptable Use Policy and Additional Terms, and your consent to enter into agreements with us electronically.
Please review our Acceptable Use Policy for our copyright dispute policy.
17.2 Changes to These Terms of Use
We may change these Terms of Use and the other documents consisting of the Agreement at any time, as we reasonably deem appropriate. Upon any such change, we will post the amended terms on the Site; we may also attempt to notify you in some other way. Your continued use of the Site and/or the Services following such posting shall constitute your affirmative acknowledgement of the Terms of Use or other applicable Agreement document, the modification, and agreement to abide and be bound by the Terms of Use or other applicable Agreement document, as amended. We encourage you to periodically review these Terms of Use.
IF AT ANY TIME YOU CHOOSE NOT TO ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE, INCLUDING FOLLOWING ANY SUCH MODIFICATIONS HERETO, THEN YOU MUST STOP USING THE SITE AND THE SERVICES.
17.3 Limitation of Claims
No action arising under or in connection with this Agreement, regardless of the form, may be brought by you more than one (1) year after the cause of action arose; actions brought thereafter are forever barred.
17.4 Choice of Law; Arbitration Clause and Class Action Waiver – Important – Please Review as This Affects Your Legal Rights
This Agreement shall be deemed to have been entered into and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within New York, without giving effect to the state’s conflicts of law statute.
YOU AGREE THAT ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US (WHETHER OR NOT SUCH DISPUTE INVOLVES A THIRD PARTY) WITH REGARD TO YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH US, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DISPUTES RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, AND/OR RIGHTS OF PRIVACY AND/OR PUBLICITY, WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION UNDER THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION’S RULES FOR ARBITRATION OF CONSUMER-RELATED DISPUTES AND YOU AND WE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY.
Neither you nor we will participate in a class action or class-wide arbitration for any claims covered by this Agreement to arbitrate.
YOU ARE WAIVING THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS MEMBER ON ANY CLASS CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST US INCLUDING ANY RIGHT TO CLASS ARBITRATION OR ANY CONSOLIDATION OF INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATIONS.
You also agree not to participate in claims brought in a private attorney general or representative capacity, or consolidated claims involving another person’s account, if we are a party to the proceeding. This dispute resolution provision will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and not by any state law concerning arbitration. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having competent jurisdiction. Any provision of applicable law notwithstanding, the arbitrator will not have authority to award damages, remedies or awards that conflict with these Terms of Service.
17.5 Entire Agreement
This Agreement and any supplemental terms, policies, rules and guidelines posted through the Services, including the Privacy Policy, the Acceptable Use Policy and the Additional Terms, constitute the entire agreement between you and us and supersede all previous written or oral agreements. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. The failure of Phzio to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder.
17.6 Headings
The headings of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience only, do not form a part hereof, and in no way limit, define, describe, modify, interpret or construe the meaning, scope or intent of this Agreement or any terms or conditions therein.
17.7 Assignment
We may assign this contract at any time, including without limitation to any parent, subsidiary, or any affiliated company, or as part of the sale to, merger with, or other transfer of our company to another entity. You may not assign, transfer or sublicense this Agreement to anyone else and any attempt to do so in violation of this section shall be null and void.
17.8 Eligibility
You must be 18 years of age or over, or the legal age to form a binding contract in your jurisdiction if that age is greater than 18 years of age, to register with us or use the Site and the Services. If you are between the ages of 13 and 18 or the applicable legal age in your jurisdiction, you can use the Site or Services only under the supervision of your parent or guardian who has agreed to the Terms of Use. If you are under the age of 13, you may not use the Site or Services. If you are the parent or legal guardian of a child under the age of 18, you may use the Site or Services on behalf of such minor child. By using the Site or Services on behalf of a minor child, you represent and warrant that you are the parent or legal guardian of such child and that all references in these Terms of Use to “you” shall refer to such child or such other individual for whom you have authorization to enter into these Terms of Use on their behalf, and you in your capacity as the parent or legal guardian of such child or as the authorized party of such individual. If you do not qualify under these terms, do not use the Site or Services. Membership in the Services is void where prohibited by applicable law, and the right to access the Site is revoked in such jurisdictions. By using the Site and/or the Services, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these Terms of Use and to abide by all of the terms and conditions set forth herein. The Site is administered in the U.S. and intended for U.S. users; any use outside of the U.S. is at the users own risk and users are responsible for compliance with any local laws applicable to their use of the Services or the Site.
Effective Date: Oct 22, 2023
Here at Phzio, we’re committed to making our service safe, caring, and accessible for everyone. That’s why we created this document, which explains the rules for using Phzio. Thank you for reading, and for helping us deliver a better healthcare experience!
This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) is incorporated by reference into Bistromatics Inc.’s (“Phzio,” “we,” or “us”) Terms of Use and governs your use of the Site and Services (as such terms are defined in the Terms of Use). Any capitalized term used but not defined in this AUP shall have the meaning in our Terms of Use.
BY USING OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING THE SERVICES, AND/OR BY REGISTERING WITH US, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AUP, UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS, AND AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY ITS TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS AUP, YOU CANNOT USE THE SERVICES.
You agree not to use the Services in any unlawful, infringing, tortious or harmful manner; in any way that violates another party’s intellectual property, privacy or other rights; or in any way that otherwise interferes with the operation, use or enjoyment of any service, system or other property.
Without limiting any of the foregoing, you agree that you shall not (and you agree not to allow any third party to):
• copy, modify, adapt, translate, or reverse engineer any Content (as defined in the Terms of Use) or portion of the Site, its content or materials and/or the Services;
• remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in or on the Site and/or the Services or in or on any Content;
• use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other automated device, process or means to access, retrieve or index any portion of the Site and/or the Services;
• access or retrieve any Content or portion of the Site and/or the Services for purposes of constructing or populating a searchable database of reviews or other Content related to the healthcare industry or Healthcare Providers (as defined in the Terms of Use);
• reformat or frame any Content or portion of the web pages that are part of the Site and/or the Services;
• fraudulently or intentionally misuse the Services, including without limitation scheduling an appointment with a Healthcare Provider which you do not intend to keep, or scheduling an appointment for Designated Provider Services (as defined in the Additional Terms) which you do not intend to pay using the Transaction Processing Services (as defined in the Additional Terms);
• create user accounts, book appointments or submit Posted Information by automated means or under false or fraudulent pretenses;
• collect or store personal data about other users in connection with the prohibited activities described in this paragraph; or
• use any means, including software means, to conduct web scraping of any portion of the Site, its content or materials and/or the Services.
No Spam.
You may not use contact information provided by our users or Healthcare Providers, or harvest such information for the purpose of sending, or to facilitate the sending of, unsolicited bulk communications, such as SPAM. You may not allow others to use your account to violate the terms of this section. We may immediately terminate your registration or access to the Services and take other legal action if you or anyone using your Credentials violates these provisions.
Pursuant to the Term of Use, you may submit feedback, submit inquiries and to participate in the other interactive and community features of the Site (collectively “Posted Information”). In providing feedback, please give clear, honest information about the Healthcare Provider and your experiences, but do not use inappropriate language, make gratuitous personal criticisms or comments or provide information that others could use to determine your identity. When participating in interactive or community aspects of the Service, please do not post any information that another user or Healthcare Provider may use to individually identify you, but please do include all relevant information in a concise manner to help us provide you with a helpful response.
We reserve the right to publish your Posted Information as part of the Services and to also remove your Posted Information for any reason. We are not, however, responsible for any failure or delay in posting or removing Posted Information. Keep in mind that the Posted Information of others is simply opinion and should not be relied on.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
• You are solely responsible for any Posted Information that you submit, publish or display through the Services or transmit to other members and/or other users of the Site.
• You may not post, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. You may not submit any content or material that infringes, misappropriates or violates the intellectual property, publicity, privacy or other rights of any party.
• You may not provide any Posted Information that falsely expresses or implies that such content or material is sponsored or endorsed by Phzio.
• You may not provide any Posted Information that is unlawful or that promotes or encourages illegal activity.
• You understand and agree that Phzio may (but is not obligated to) review and delete any Posted Information that in the sole judgment of Phzio violates the Terms of Use or this AUP, or which might be offensive, illegal, or that might violate the rights of, harm, or threaten the safety of other users or members of the Services and/or other website users.
• You agree that you will only provide Posted Information that you believe to be true.
• You may not submit Posted Information that:
◦ is false, deceptive or misleading;
◦ harasses or advocates harassment of another person;
◦ involves the transmission of unsolicited mass mailing or “spamming”;
◦ violates, infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property or other rights of any person;
◦ violates antitrust, competition, or consumer protection laws;
◦ is threatening, abusive, obscene, defamatory or libelous; or
◦ is pornographic or sexually explicit in nature.
The foregoing is a partial list of the kind of content and communications that are illegal or prohibited on/through the Site. Phzio reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action in accordance with the Terms of Use.
Phzio adopts the general policy toward copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) (http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/dmca.pdf). The address of Phzio’s Designated Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement (“Designated Agent”) is provided at the bottom of this section.
Our policy is to (a) block access to or remove material that it believes in good faith to be copyrighted material that has been illegally copied and distributed by any of our advertisers, affiliates, content providers, members or other users; and (b) remove and discontinue Service to repeat offenders.
Procedure for Reporting Copyright Infringements.
If you believe that material or content residing on or accessible through the Site or the Services infringes a copyright, please send a notice of copyright infringement containing the following information to the Designated Agent listed below (“Proper Bona Fide Infringement Notification”):
• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright that has been allegedly infringed;
• Identification of works or materials being infringed;
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing including information regarding the location of the infringing materials that the copyright owner seeks to have removed, with sufficient detail so that Phzio is capable of finding and verifying its existence;
• Contact information about the notifier including address, telephone number and, if available, email address;
• A statement that the notifier has a good faith belief that the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
• A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information provided is accurate and the notifying party is authorized to make the complaint on behalf of the copyright owner.
Upon Receipt of a Bona Fide Infringement Notification.
Once a Proper Bona Fide Infringement Notification is received by the Designated Agent, it is Phzio’s policy:
• to remove or disable access to the infringing material;
• to notify the content provider, member or user that it has removed or disabled access to the material; and
• for repeat offenders, to terminate such content provider’s, member’s or user’s access to the Service.
If the content provider, member or user believes that the material that was removed or to which access was disabled is either not infringing, or the content provider, member or user believes that it has the right to post and use such material from the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or pursuant to the law, the content provider, member or user must send a counter-notice containing the following information to the Designated Agent listed below:
• A physical or electronic signature of the content provider, member or user;
• Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled;
• A statement that the content provider, member or user has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the material; and
• The content provider’s, member’s or user’s name, address, telephone number, and, if available, email address and a statement that such person or entity consents to the jurisdiction of the Federal Court for the judicial district in which the content provider’s, member’s or user’s address is located, or if the content provider’s, member’s or user’s address is located outside Canada or the United States, for any judicial district in which Phzio is located, and that such person or entity will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.
Removal.
If a counter-notice is received by the Designated Agent, Phzio may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed material or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed material may be replaced or access to it restored in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at Phzio’s discretion.
Address for Designated Agent. Please contact Phzio’s Designated Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement.
The effective date of this Acceptable Use Policy is set forth at the top of this webpage. We will notify you of any material change by posting notice on this webpage. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date constitutes your acceptance of the amended Acceptable Use Policy. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on acceptable uses of the Services. The amended Acceptable Use Policy supersedes all previous versions.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO FUTURE CHANGES TO THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY, YOU MUST STOP USING THE SERVICES AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH CHANGES.
Phzio is always looking for new ways to give power to the patient. That’s why we’re constantly innovating! This document, alongside our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Acceptable Use Policy, explains how our new products and features may be used.
These Additional Terms (“Additional Terms”) are incorporated by reference into Bistromatics Inc.’s (“Phzio,” “we,” or “us”) Terms of Use and govern your use of certain portions of the Site and Services (as such terms are defined in the Terms of Use). Any capitalized term used but not defined in these Additional Terms shall have the meaning in our Terms of Use.
BY USING OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING THE SERVICES, AND/OR BY REGISTERING WITH US, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE ADDITIONAL TERMS, UNDERSTAND THEM, AND AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THEM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE ADDITIONAL TERMS, YOU CANNOT USE THE SERVICES.
1.1 Payment and Transaction Processing Generally.
You may be permitted to use the Services to pay for Designated Provider Services (as defined below), other products or services provided by the applicable Healthcare Provider, and/or other payment obligations, including, for example, your insurance copayments. In connection with such payments, we process your payment card information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Phzio and/or its payment processing partner may collect from the applicable Healthcare Provider a transaction processing fee for our billing, collection and payment services (the “Transaction Processing Services”) performed in connection with such payment.
1.2 Designated Provider Services.
Certain Healthcare Providers may provide through the Services price information for their healthcare and related products and services (“Designated Provider Services”), and permit you to use the Services to pay for such Designated Provider Services.
Prior to scheduling an appointment for Designated Provider Services, please carefully review (a) the price information, and (b) all of the products and services that are included and excluded in each Designated Provider Service. Healthcare Providers are required to provide the applicable Designated Provider Service at or below the price indicated at the time of scheduling (“Designated Price”), unless you separately agree otherwise. Services in addition to or different from Designated Provider Services may be available, offered or rendered by Healthcare Providers. You and your Healthcare Providers are responsible for agreeing to any additional or different services.
WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OR ANY HEALTHCARE PROVIDER’S FAILURE TO AGREE TO ANY ADDITIONAL OR DIFFERENT SERVICES.
1.3 Payment of Your Financial Obligations Under Your Insurance Coverage and Benefits.
Certain Healthcare Providers may permit you to use the Services to pay for all or a portion of your financial obligations under your insurance coverage and benefits (the “Insurance Payment Services”).
While we endeavor to use reasonable efforts to validate the Insurance Content (as defined in the Terms of Use) (for example, your copayment obligation), we make no guarantees and disclaim all warranties that the Insurance Content is correct since the Insurance Content is provided by the insurance provider or via a third-party clearinghouse. Please also keep in mind that (a) the Insurance Content is constantly being updated (for example, to reflect amounts you may have paid earlier towards your deductible), (b) you are likely to receive an explanation of benefits (or similar document) from you insurance company after you receive your Healthcare Provider’s services, and (c) you may owe your Healthcare Provider more than the amount you paid through the Insurance Payment Services.
1.4. Transaction Processing.
The transaction processing fee for the Transaction Processing Services reflects the fair market value for the Transaction Processing Services provided by Phzio and its payment processing partner. Healthcare Providers may separately charge you for additional or different products or services.
(a) you are responsible for and you will pay the Designated Price for the Designated Provider Services charged through Phzio by the applicable Healthcare Provider, as well as other amounts the applicable Healthcare Provider may charge through Phzio for any additional or different services rendered during or related to the applicable appointment;
(b) you remain responsible for paying all amounts required by law and/or contract (e.g., health plan agreement), including all cost-sharing obligations (such as, but not limited to, copayments, deductibles and other coinsurance obligations);
(c) Phzio may process your payment, and may do so in collaboration with our payment processing partner;
(d) Phzio is not responsible for any charges incurred for any products or services provided by Healthcare Provider, including any Designated Provider Service;
(e) Phzio is not responsible for any charges submitted for processing by Healthcare Providers;
(f) in the event you dispute any fees chargeable or charged through Phzio by a Healthcare Provider, you will resolve such dispute directly with the applicable Healthcare Provider;
(g) by using the Transaction Processing Services, you accept the terms of use and privacy policy of our payment processing partner with respect to Transaction Processing Services; and
(h) you will promptly review all charges processed through the Transaction Processing Services, and immediately notify Phzio to the extent you have any questions, concerns or disputes; in no event may you raise any questions, concerns or disputes after twelve (12) months from the date of the applicable transaction; and
You further acknowledge and agree that: neither Phzio nor our payment processing partner will be responsible if either we or our payment processing partner are unable to complete a transaction for any reason, including but not limited to:
(A) if you have not provided us with accurate, current and complete payment information;
(B) if you do not have sufficient available funds or available credit to complete the transaction;
(C) if you do not have an active payment card, or if we are unable to confirm your payment card information or your identity;
(D) if your account with us, your account with our payment processing partner, your access to the Services, or your access to our payment processing partner’s services has been terminated or suspended for any reason;
(E) if we or our payment processing partner have reason to believe that the requested transaction is unauthorized; or
(F) if we terminate or suspend the services we provide to the applicable Healthcare Provider.
We may send communications to you on your mobile telephone by SMS or text message. Message and data rates from your mobile telephone service provider may apply and are subject to the terms and conditions imposed by your provider.
We may incorporate third party software as part of certain of the Services, including without limitation open source third party software. Your use of such third-party software is subject to any and all applicable additional terms and conditions governing such use provided by the third-party software provider. Where applicable, additional notices relating to the third-party software may be provided by us, which for example may contain attribution and disclaimer notices applicable to the third-party software.
Sections 1.4, 4 and 6 shall survive any termination or expiration of these Additional Terms and/or the Agreement.
The effective date of these Additional Terms is set forth at the top of this webpage. We will notify you of any material change by posting notice on this webpage. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date constitutes your acceptance of the amended Additional Terms. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on any of the Services. The amended Additional Terms supersedes all previous versions. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO FUTURE CHANGES TO THESE ADDITIONAL TERMS, YOU MUST STOP USING THE SERVICES AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH CHANGES.
Telehealth involves the use of electronic communications to enable healthcare providers at different locations to share individual patient clinical information for the purpose of improving patient care. Telehealth services offered by Phzio (“Group”) may also include chart review, appointment scheduling, health information sharing, and non-clinical services, such as patient education. The information you provide may be used for diagnosis, therapy, follow-up and/or patient education, and may include any combination of the following:
1. health records and test results;
2. images and asynchronous communications;
3. live two-way audio-video;
4. interactive audio with store and forward; and
5. output data from medical devices and sound and video files.
The electronic communication systems we use will incorporate network and software security protocols to protect the confidentiality of patient identification and imaging data and will include measures to safeguard the data and to ensure its integrity against intentional or unintentional corruption. Our Group physical therapists and other healthcare professionals (our “providers”) are an addition to, and not a replacement for, your primary care physician. Responsibility for your overall medical care remains with your local primary care doctor, if you have one, and we strongly encourage you to locate one if you do not.
Expected Benefits:
• Improved access to care by enabling you to remain in your home while the Group provider consults and obtains test results at distant/other sites.
• More efficient care evaluation and management.
• Obtaining expertise of a specialist as appropriate.
Possible Risks:
Delays in evaluation and treatment could occur due to deficiencies or failures of the equipment and technologies.
In rare events, our provider may determine that the transmitted information is of inadequate quality, thus necessitating a rescheduled telehealth consult or a meeting with your local therapist or primary care doctor.
In very rare events, security protocols could fail, causing a breach of privacy of personal medical information.
In rare events, a lack of access to complete medical records may result in adverse drug interactions or allergic reactions or other judgment errors, although our Group physical therapists do not issue prescriptions. If you need to receive follow-up care, assistance in the event of an adverse reaction to the treatment, or in the event of an inability to communicate as a result of a technological or equipment failure, please contact Group at info@phzio.com or 855-470-1700 By checking the box associated with "Informed Consent", you acknowledge that you understand and agree with the following:
1. I hereby consent to receiving Group’s services via telehealth technologies. I understand that Group and its providers offer telehealth-based physical therapy services, but that these services do not replace the relationship between me and my primary care doctor. I also understand it is up to the Group provider to determine whether or not my specific clinical needs are appropriate for a telehealth encounter.
2. I have been informed of provider from Group prior to the consult, including a review of the provider’s credentials.
3. I understand that federal and state law requires health care providers to protect the privacy and the security of health information. I understand that Group will take steps to make sure that my health information is not seen by anyone who should not see it. I understand that telehealth may involve electronic communication of my personal medical informat ion to other heal th practitioners who may be located in other areas, including out of state.
4. I understand there is a risk of technical failures during the telehealth encounter beyond the control of Group. I agree to hold harmless Group for delays in evaluation or for information lost due to such technical failures.
5. I understand that I have the right to withhold or withdraw my consent to the use of telehealth in the course of my care at any time, without affecting my right to future care or treatment. I understand that I may suspend or terminate use of the telehealth services at any time for any reason or for no reason. I understand that if I am experiencing a medical emergency, that I will be directed to dial 9-1-1 immediately and that the Group providers are not able to connect me directly to any local emergency services.
6. I understand that alternatives to telehealth consultation, such as in-person services are available to me, and in choosing to participate in a telehealth consultation, I understand that some parts of the services involving tests may be conducted by individuals at my location, or at a testing facility, at the direction of the Group provider (e.g. labs or bloodwork).
7. I understand that I may expect the anticipated benefits from the use of telehealth in my care, but that no results can be guaranteed or assured.
8. I understand that my healthcare information may be shared with other individuals for scheduling and billing purposes. Persons may be present during the consultation other than the Group provider in order to operate the telehealth technologies. I further understand that I will be informed of their presence in the consultation and thus will have the right to request the following:
1. omit specific details of my medical history/examination that are personally sensitive to me;
2. ask nonmedical personnel to leave the telehealth examination; and/or
3. terminate the consultation at any time.
9. I understand that I will not be prescribed any narcotics for pain, nor is there any guarantee that I will be given a prescription at all.
10. I understand that if I participate in a consultation, that I have the right to request a copy of my medical records which will be provided to me at reasonable cost of preparation, shipping and delivery.
11. I will not audio or video record the telehealth consultation, although I may take still photographs to document clinical pathology.
I have read this document carefully and understand the risks and benefits of the telehealth consultation and have had my questions regarding the procedure explained and I hereby give my informed consent to participate in a telehealth consultation under the terms described herein.
By checking the Box containing "INFORMED CONSENT FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES" I hereby state that I have read, understood, and agree to the terms of this document.
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Bistromatics Inc. (Phzio)
Informed Consent for Telehealth Services
Telehealth involves the use of electronic communications to enable healthcare providers at different locations to share individual patient clinical information for the purpose of improving patient care. Telehealth services offered by Bistromatics Inc. (Phzio) may also include chart review, appointment scheduling, health information sharing, and nonclinical services, such as patient education. The information you provide may be used for diagnosis, therapy, follow-up and/or patient education, and may include any combination of the following: (1) health records and test results; (2) images and asynchronous communications; (3) live two-way audio-video; (4) interactive audio with store and forward; and (5) output data from medical devices and sound and video files.
The electronic communication systems we use will incorporate network and software security protocols to protect the confidentiality of patient identification and imaging data and will include measures to safeguard the data and to ensure its integrity against intentional or unintentional corruption.
Our physical therapists and other healthcare professionals (our “providers”) are an addition to, and not a replacement for, your primary care physician. Responsibility for your overall medical care remains with your local primary care doctor, if you have one, and we strongly encourage you to locate one if you do not.
Expected Benefits:
• Improved access to care by enabling you to remain in your home while the provider consults and obtains test results at distant/other sites.
• More efficient care evaluation and management.
• Obtaining expertise of a specialist as appropriate.
Possible Risks:
• Delays in evaluation and treatment could occur due to deficiencies or failures of the equipment and technologies.
• In rare events, our provider may determine that the transmitted information is of inadequate quality, thus necessitating a rescheduled telehealth consult or a meeting with your local therapist or primary care doctor.
• In very rare events, security protocols could fail, causing a breach of privacy of personal medical information.
• In rare events, a lack of access to complete medical records may result in adverse drug interactions or allergic reactions or other judgment errors, although our physical therapists do not issue prescriptions.
If you need to receive follow-up care, assistance in the event of an adverse reaction to the treatment, or in the event of an inability to communicate as a result of a technological or equipment failure, please contact at info@phzio.com
By checking the box associated with "Informed Consent", you acknowledge that you understand and agree with the following:
1. I hereby consent to receiving services via telehealth technologies. I understand that Phzio and its providers offer telehealth-based physical therapy services, but that these services do not replace the relationship between me and my primary care doctor. I also understand it is up to the provider to determine whether or not my specific clinical needs are appropriate for a telehealth encounter.
2. I have been given an opportunity to select a provider prior to the consult, including a review of the provider ’s credentials.
3. I understand that federal and state law requires health care providers to protect the privacy and the security of health information. I understand that Phzio will take steps to make sure that my health information is not seen by anyone who should not see it. I understand that telehealth may involve electronic communication of my personal medical information to other health practitioners who may be located in other areas, including out of province state.
4. I understand there is a risk of technical failures during the telehealth encounter beyond the control of Phzio. I agree to hold harmless Phzio for delays in evaluation or for information lost due to such technical failures.
5. I understand that I have the right to withhold or withdraw my consent to the use of telehealth in the course of my care at any time, without affecting my right to future care or treatment. I understand that I may suspend or terminate use of the telehealth services at any time for any reason or for no reason. I understand that if I am experiencing a medical emergency, that I will be directed to dial 9-1-1 immediately and that the Phzio.com providers are not able to connect me directly to any local emergency services.
6. I understand that alternatives to telehealth consultation, such as in-person services are available to me, and in choosing to participate in a telehealth consultation, I understand that some parts of the services involving tests may be conducted by individuals at my location, or at a testing facility, at the direction of the provider (e.g. labs or bloodwork).
7. I understand that I may expect the anticipated benefits from the use of telehealth in my care, but that no results can be guaranteed or assured.
8. I understand that my healthcare information may be shared with other individuals for scheduling and billing purposes. Persons may be present during the consultation other than the provider in order to operate the telehealth technologies. I further understand that I will be informed of their presence in the consultation and thus will have the right to request the following: (1) omit specific details of my medical history/examination that are personally sensitive to me; (2) ask nonmedical personnel to leave the telehealth examination; and/or (3) terminate the consultation at any time.
9. I understand that I will not be prescribed any narcotics for pain, nor is there any guarantee that I will be given a prescription at all.
10. I understand that if I participate in a consultation, that I have the right to request a copy of my medical records which will be provided to me at reasonable cost of preparation, shipping and delivery.
11. I will not audio or video record the telehealth consultation, although I may take still photographs to document clinical pathology.
Patient Consent
I have read this document carefully, and understand the risks and benefits of the telehealth consultation and have had my questions regarding the procedure explained and I hereby give my informed consent to participate in a telehealth consultation under the terms described herein.
By checking the Box containing "INFORMED CONSENT FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES" I hereby state that I have read, understood, and agree to the terms of this document.