About Us
Privacy Policy
At
Baptist Health, we understand your concerns about releasing information
on the internet. All personal health information submitted via this
web site is handled in accordance to our privacy practices and is
strictly for use by Baptist Health for enhancing your online experience.
Other
uses for this information include understanding the traffic patterns
of visitors to our site, general statistics on usage and time-frame
so we can know when to upgrade our system and research into the
needs of the consumer.
Baptist Health will not sell or otherwise transfer this information to outside
companies. Baptist Health supports the anti-spamming legislation
currently passing through congress. Baptist Health will only send
you information if you request it or give your permission.
We
are committed to protecting the privacy rights of our web site visitors.
As a visitor you can be assured that we will not collect any personally
identifiable information without your authorization. Your authorization
is granted when you fill out a form on our site or send us an e-mail
message. When you submit information to us, you can expect us to
use the information to respond to your inquiry. We do not give away
or sell the information that you submit to us. We do, however, maintain
an electronic file of this data.
Information
submitted via our secure job application form is maintained on file
in our Human Resources office. Information submitted via our secure
pre-admission forms is maintained on file in our Medical Records
office. Information submitted via our billing inquiry forms is maintained
on file in our Patient Accounts office. Information submitted via
our secure online donation forms is maintained on file in our Foundation
office. Information submitted via our non-secure feedback and E-Greetings
forms are maintained on file in our Strategic Development office.
Submission data is analyzed and used to help us enhance our web
site. Please be aware that our privacy statement does not apply
to your use of other sites to which www.Baptist-Health.com links.
These other sites we list have been reviewed for content quality
by Baptist Health employees, but information on the internet changes
frequently. Baptist Health assumes no responsibility for any aspect
of healthcare administered with the aid of information found on
this web site.
Co-branding
We work through several outside vendors to provide the best in resources
to the public. Baptist Health reviews the content for appropriateness.
Though the information may look like it is owned by BAPTIST HEALTH,
it is the property and responsibility of the vendors. Some of the
companies we currently work with are Epic, Our360.com, Staywell
Communications and McKesson Corporation.
Cookies
We use cookies to facilitate your use of our web site, and to let
us keep track of certain statistical information that helps us improve
our site.
Disclaimer
We attempt to keep the content on our web site current; however,
because information changes rapidly in the healthcare field, the
site should not be relied upon as comprehensive or error-free. Individuals
are encouraged to consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical
advice. The Baptist Health web site is intended as an educational
and informational tool. It is not intended to render diagnoses of
diseases or treat illness. If you feel you symptoms of any of the
disease processes or illnesses you find on this site, please visit
your personal physician. The information presented on this site
does not constitute an attempt to practice medicine.
E-Mail a Patient
This is a free service to the public. All patient cards are hand-delivered
by volunteers. Due to the potential for abuse, images or messages
deemed inappropriate by Baptist Health will not be delivered .
Baptist Health Volunteers deliver the cards by
hand. Every effort will be made to ensure delivery of your card
in a timely fashion. Baptist Health will not be held liable for
delays in delivery of cards to patients.
You may not use the E-Mail a Patient function to
send or use e-cards in any manner that would constitute the transmission
of Spam or unsolicited e-mails. You may not use scripting or other
programs to automate the creation and/or transmission of e-cards.
Baptist Health reserves the right, in its sole discretion, at any
time, and without prior notice, to limit the number of recipients
to which you may send an e-card and/or limit the number of e-cards
that you may send.
Legal Notice
The Baptist Health web site is the property of Baptist Health and
is protected by U.S. copyright, trademark and other intellectual
property laws. Components of the Baptist Health web site, including
audio, video, text, and graphics, may not be reproduced or copied
for any purpose without the written consent of Baptist Health.
Links To Other Web Sites
Our web site contains links to other web sites. These links are
for information only. We re-evaluate the appropriateness of such
links each time we update the pages on which they appear. We also
verify the functionality of these links on a monthly basis. Links
that are non-functioning are either removed or corrected at that
time. We invite our web site visitors to use the Contact
Us feedback form to report non-functioning links on our site.
Additionally, we encourage our web site visitors to be aware of
when they leave our site.
Non-Secure E-Mail
In general, Internet e-mail is inherently not secure. In light of
this, we recommend that items considered highly confidential or
private in nature not be communicated through e-mail. You are communicating
with us via e-mail when you fill out the feedback or E-Mail a Patient
forms on our web site and when you send e-mail to any Baptist Health
hospital e-mail address published on our web site.
The Baptist Health web site runs on a secure server
with restricted access to information. We have taken all reasonable
measures to ensure the security of your information.
Submitting Credit Card Information
We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology combined with e-mail
encryption to ensure the security of e-commerce transactions you
submit via our health education class registration request online
service, online store, or the Baptist Health Foundation. All information
you submit to our site in a SSL session, is encrypted and protected
against disclosure to third parties. Additionally, once your credit
card information is received and processed it is deleted from our
system; we do not maintain credit card information in our database.
Our job application and billing inquiry/payment
forms are also protected with SSL technology. When you are in a
SSL session, you will see a padlock icon in the bottom right corner
of your browser window.
Site Statistics
We use software to record and track traffic to our site to help
us assess and enhance our web site.