Privacy Practices
Standards for Privacy and Protected
Health Information
Protecting your health information is your right and our responsibility. Our Notice of Health Information Privacy Practices booklet explains how we work together to ensure your privacy. (en español)
According to the federal law named “Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act” (HIPAA), you have
rights concerning your health information. Only individuals
with a legitimate “need to know” may access patient
information. Protected health information may be released
to other health care providers without your authorization if
it is used for treatment, payment, health care operations, or
as permitted by state and federal laws. Release of protected
health information other than for treatment, payment, and health care use requires your authorization.
The staff at The Medical Center respects your privacy
and confidentiality. At admission time you will be asked to
name a person that your nurse can talk to about your care
and progress. Information and progress updates are not
routinely given out over the phone. If a person not identified
by you as a contact person calls the nursing unit asking for
information about you, they are directed to contact you or a
family member for information.
While receiving care in the hospital, you may ask for
your name to not be included in the hospital directory,
which means that people asking for you will be told “I have
no information about this patient.” If you want to receive
visitors and deliveries of cards and flowers, then you will need
your name included in the hospital directory. If you include
your name in the hospital directory, your name will also
appear on a list for clergy members of your faith.
For a complete copy of our HIPAA privacy rights
brochure “Protecting Your Health Information: Your Rights,
Our Responsibility,” please ask your nurse.
Web Site Terms of Use
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center is committed to providing you with quality health care information. We also respect your privacy. Southern New Hampshire Medical Center will not share or sell any personally identifiable information that you submit to our Web site (snhmc.org) to any company, organization or person outside of snhmc.org. Any information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as, but not limited to, your name and e-mail address, will only be used to provide you with information that you have specifically requested.
This Web site contains links to other sites, such as, but not limited to, WebMD.com and Today's Health. Southern New Hampshire Medical Center and snhmc.org are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
The health care information contained in snhmc.org and Web sites to which snhmc.org is linked is general, and not intended to be a substitute for health care information and instructions provided to you by your physician or health care provider. Southern New Hampshire Medical Center and snhmc.org assume no responsibility or liability for the general health care information made available on snhmc.org or Web sites to which snhmc.org is linked.
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