Waivers under HIPAA.
(a) Patient acknowledges that while we try our best to use secure channels, we cannot guarantee that communications with Flossophie Dental Hygiene using electronic mail ("e-mail"), facsimile, video chat, instant messaging, and cellular telephone are secure or confidential methods of communications. Accordingly, Patient expressly waives Flossophie Dental Hygiene's obligations to guarantee confidentiality with respect to correspondence using such means of communication. Patient acknowledges that all such communications may become a part of Patient’s medical records maintained by our office.
(b) By providing Patient’s e-mail address to us, Patient authorizes Flossophie Dental Hygiene to communicate with Patient by e-mail regarding Patient’s "protected health information" ("PHI") (as defined under HIPAA) and Patient understands and agrees to the following:
- E-mail is not necessarily a secure medium for sending or receiving PHI and, accordingly, any third party may gain access to such PHI;
- Although we will make all reasonable efforts to keep e-mail communications confidential and secure, we cannot guarantee the absolute confidentiality of such e-mail communications.
(c) Patient understands that before and after photos may be taken to be used for the purpose of marketing on social media.