Please read this information and let me know if you have any questions.
Here are some benefits and risks of using email and text:
- Emailing and texting can be convenient, easy and quick.
- The message may be "autocorrected" incorrectly or misunderstood.
- I may not see the message or reply to it.
- EMAIL AND TEXT DO NOT WORK FOR EMERGENCIES. Call 911 or go to your local hospital emergency department if you need more immediate assistance.
- Your and my Internet service providers save emails and texts. They are available to be read by the system administrator(s) of the Internet Service providers. Therefore confidentiality cannot be guaranteed.
- There is also the possibility that if the address is wrong these messages could be sent accidentally to someone else.
- It is difficult to positively identify who is sending the message: If your phone, iPad, laptop or computer is lost or stolen, a message intended for you may go to a different person. Someone else could then communicate with me using your accounts.
Any emails or texts I receive from you, and any responses that I send to you become a part of your medical record.
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These are my specific policies regarding electronic communications with clients:
- I use email to arrange or modify appointments and to answer any questions that might arise regarding billing, medical forms, referrals, etc.
These are my specific policies regarding in person visits:
- I have a no fragrance policy due to an allergy. If it happens that you arrive for the office visit with fragrance, we will unfortunately have to reschedule, as I will be unable to provide you with proper service.
Your signature tells me that you understand my policy and if you do text or email any information to me that you understand and accept the risks, benefits and other information explained above.