2. Our Pledge Regarding Protected Health Information

Ethics & Patient Rights: Lifespan Joint Privacy Notice

We understand that protected health information, commonly referred to as medical and health care information, about you is personal and needs to be kept confidential. We are committed to protecting this information.

We create a record of the care and services you receive from us and from other organizations that participate in your care. Lifespan needs this record to provide you with quality care and to comply with certain legal requirements. This Notice will tell you about the ways Lifespan uses and discloses protected health information about you. It will also describe your rights and certain obligations we have regarding the use and disclosure of this information.

We are required by law to:

• Keep protected health information about you private;
• Give you this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices; and
• Abide by the terms of the Notice that is currently in effect.

Section 3. How We May Use And Disclose Protected Health Information About You