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Patient Privacy
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) went
into effect April 14, 2003. The privacy component of HIPPA puts you
in charge of who sees your health information. Learn more about your
rights, as well as certain responsibilities that Sarasota Memorial
has regarding your medical information and our patient privacy
notice:
Notice Of Privacy Practices (pdf)
Spanish version:
Adviso de Pra`cticas sobre
la Privacidad (pdf)
Notice To All Users
The information included at this website is not intended to be nor should
it be construed as a substitute for medical treatment by a health
care professional. The information should not be considered at any
time a diagnosis of any particular medical condition. Because of
the individual needs of each person, before using any medical information
from this site, the reader should consult his or her personal physician
to determine the appropriateness of the medical information for the
reader. Every effort has been made to provide accurate and up-to-date
information. Due to the constant changes in technology and medicine,
however, the reader is encouraged to research other sources for additional
information. The web site is for informational purposes only and
the reader assumes all risks associated with the use of this web
site. No portion of this web site may be used or disseminated without
the express written permission of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.
Copyright Sarasota Memorial Health Care System 2001.
Information Collection and Use
Sarasota Memorial Heath Care System is the sole owner of the information
collected on this site. SMHCS collects information from our users
at several different points on our website. We will not sell,
share, or rent this information to others as disclosed in this
statement. Any individual or organization supplying information
to SMHCS can feel secure in knowing all information is considered
confidential. Files or information are not supplied to any unauthorized
individuals.
All employees of the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System have a duty to faithfully adhere to the highest standards and conduct in their respect for the rights of privacy of others and the confidentiality of information gained in the pursuit of their professional duties.
Electronic Communication
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing:
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Communications and Public Relations
1700 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, Florida 3239
941-917-1515
Registration
No registration is required to use this website.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing
information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked
to any personally identifiable information while on our site.
Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates.
For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would
not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving
time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may
still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user
will be limited in some areas of our site. Cookies can also enable
us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance
the experience on our site.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track
user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for
aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable
information.
Sharing
We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners
and other healthcare institutions. This is not linked to any personal
information that can identify any individual person.
Links
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected
by this Web site. This web site contains links to other sites.
Please be aware that Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is not
responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage
our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the
privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally
identifiable information.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via
surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests
is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether
or not to disclose this information. Information requested may
include contact information (such as name and shipping address),
and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact
information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes.
Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or
improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
Supplementation of Information
In order for this website to properly fulfill its obligation to
our customers, it is necessary for us to supplement the information
we receive with information from third-party sources.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes
on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information
we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we
disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable
information in a manner different from that stated at the time
it was collected, we will notify users by way of an e-mail. Users
will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information
in this different manner. We will use information in accordance
with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
SMHCS Privacy Statement
If you feel that this company is not abiding by its posted privacy policy, you should contact the Communications and Public Relations Department at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System by e-mail at: webcoordinator@smh.com.
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