Common use of E-Mail Communications Clause in Contracts

E-Mail Communications. a. You authorize the Company, the Practice and your Physician to communicate with you by e-mail regarding your “protected health information” (“PHI”) (as that term is defined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) of 1996 and its implementing regulations) using your e-mail address shown on Schedule 3 to this Agreement. b. In so agreeing, you acknowledge that: i. E-mail is not a secure medium for sending or receiving PHI and, in particular, if you send or receive e-mail through your employer’s e-mail system, your employer may have the right to review it; ii. Although the Company, the Practice and your Physician will make reasonable efforts to keep e-mail communications confidential and secure, neither the Company, nor the Practice, nor your Physician can assure or guaranty the confidentiality of e-mail communications; iii. In the discretion of the Practice and/or your Physician, e-mail communications may be made a part of your permanent medical record; and iv. E-mail is not an appropriate means of communication regarding emergency or other time-sensitive issues or for inquiries regarding sensitive information. c. Accordingly, you also agree that: i. You will not use e-mail to communicate regarding emergencies or other time- sensitive issues, or to communicate regarding other sensitive information, but rather will communicate such information through one of the other communication means specified on Schedule 1; ii. If you do not receive a response to your e-mail message within two (2) days, you will use another means of communication to contact the Practice or your Physician; iii. Neither the Company, the Practice, nor your Physician shall be liable to you for any loss, cost, injury or expense caused by, or resulting from: (a) a delay in responding to you as a result of technical failures, including, but not limited to, technical failures attributable to any internet service provider, power outages, failure of any electronic messaging software, failure to properly address e-mail messages, failure of the Company’s computers or computer network, or faulty telephone or cable data transmission; (b) any interception of e-mail communications by a third party; or (c) your failure to comply with the guidelines regarding use of e- mail communications set forth in this Section; and iv. The Practice may but is not obligated to keep copies of e-mail messages that you send to your Physician, or your Physician sends to you, and your Physician may include such messages in your medical record.

E-Mail Communications. a. (a) You authorize the Company, the Practice and your Physician to communicate with you by e-e- mail regarding your “protected health information” (“PHI”) (as that term is defined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) of 1996 and its implementing regulations) using your e-mail address shown on Schedule 3 to this Agreement. b. (b) In so agreeing, you acknowledge that: i. (i) E-mail is not a secure medium for sending or receiving PHI and, in particular, if you send or receive e-mail through your employer’s e-mail system, your employer may have the right to review it; (ii. ) Although the Company, the Practice and your Physician will make reasonable efforts to keep e-mail communications confidential and secure, neither the Company, nor the Practice, nor your Physician can assure or guaranty the confidentiality of e-mail communications; (iii. ) In the discretion of the Practice and/or your Physician, e-mail communications may be made a part of your permanent medical record; and (iv. ) E-mail is not an appropriate means of communication regarding emergency or other time-sensitive issues or for inquiries regarding sensitive information. c. (c) Accordingly, you also agree that: i. (i) You will not use e-mail to communicate regarding emergencies or other time- time-sensitive issues, or to communicate regarding other sensitive information, but rather will communicate such information through one of the other communication means specified on Schedule 1; (ii. ) If you do not receive a response to your e-mail message within two (2) days, you will use another means of communication to contact the Practice or your Physician; (iii. ) Neither the Company, the Practice, nor your Physician shall be liable to you for any loss, cost, injury or expense caused by, or resulting from: (a) a delay in responding to you as a result of technical failures, including, but not limited to, technical failures attributable to any internet service provider, power outages, failure of any electronic messaging software, failure to properly address e-mail messages, failure of the Company’s computers or computer network, or faulty telephone or cable data transmission; (b) any interception of e-mail communications by a third party; or (c) your failure to comply with the guidelines regarding use of e- e-mail communications set forth in this Section; and iv. The Practice may but is not obligated to keep copies of e-mail messages that you send to your Physician, or your Physician sends to you, and your Physician may include such messages in your medical record.

E-Mail Communications. a. You authorize the Company, the Practice and your Physician to communicate with you by e-mail regarding your “protected health information” (“PHI”) (as that term is defined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) of 1996 and its implementing regulations) using your e-mail address shown on Schedule 3 to this Membership Agreement. b. In so agreeing, you acknowledge that: i. E-mail is not a secure medium for sending or receiving PHI and, in particular, if you send or receive e-mail through your employer’s e-mail system, your employer may have the right to review it; ii. Although the Company, the Practice and your Physician will make reasonable efforts to keep e-mail communications confidential and secure, neither the Company, nor the Practice, nor your Physician can assure or guaranty the confidentiality of e-mail communications; iii. In the discretion of the Practice and/or your Physician, e-mail communications may be made a part of your permanent medical record; and iv. E-mail is not an appropriate means of communication regarding emergency or other time-sensitive issues or for inquiries regarding sensitive information. c. Accordingly, you also agree that: i. You will not use e-mail to communicate regarding emergencies or other time- time-sensitive issues, or to communicate regarding other sensitive information, but rather will communicate such information through one of the other communication means specified on Schedule 1in this Membership Brochure; ii. If you do not receive a response to your e-mail message within two (2) days, you will use another means of communication to contact the Practice or your Physician; iii. Neither the Company, the Practice, nor your Physician shall be liable to you for any loss, cost, injury or expense caused by, or resulting from: (a) a delay in responding to you as a result of technical failures, including, but not limited to, technical failures attributable to any internet service provider, power outages, failure of any electronic messaging software, failure to properly address e-mail messages, failure of the Company’s computers or computer network, or faulty telephone or cable data transmission; (b) any interception of e-mail communications by a third party; or (c) your failure to comply with the guidelines regarding use of e- mail communications set forth in this Section; and iv. The Practice may but is not obligated to keep copies of e-mail messages that you send to your Physician, or your Physician sends to you, and your Physician may include such messages in your medical record.