Prevent Medical Error

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PRIVACY POLCIES:
Prevent Medical Error is committed to ensuring your right to medical privacy. We do not sell or disseminate your Private Health Information (PHI) or your name and contact information. PME is not responsible or liable for interceptions of and/or patient or provider disclosure of Private Health Information. Prevent Medical Error shall not be liable for the transfer of any personal identification information resulting from loss or distribution of data, the delineation or corruption of storage media, power failures, natural phenomena, riots, acts of vandalism, sabotage, terrorism or any other event beyond PME's control.

Prevent Medical Error may form strategic alliances with another party to provide specific services. When you agree to these services, PME will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the other party to provide these services. Per Prevent Medical Error's contractual arrangements with parties, these parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the explicit purpose of providing these services.

Under certain limited circumstance, Prevent Medical Error may relay patient safety information. This information does not include any personal identifying information. Examples may include but not be limited to health reporting agencies or to law enforcement agencies to enforce laws and third party rights, such as intellectual property rights and laws relating to fraud. In response to a verified request by law enforcement or other government agencies related to alledged illegal activity, or other activity that may expose PME or you to legal liability, PME will disclose your Private Information as PME, in its sole discretion, sees fit.

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If Prevent Medical Error decides to change the Privacy Policy for this Site, we will post those changes on www.preventmedicalerror.org so You are always aware of any changes. Any Private Information that You provide before notification of Site Changes will be held to the higher level of Privacy and or Security.

Should You have questions about this policy or Prevent Medical Error's information collection, use and disclosure practices, You may contact us at the address www.preventmedicalerror.org/contact or PME, P O Box 247 Portland ME 04112. We will use reasonable efforts to respond promptly to requests, questions or concerns You may have regarding our use of personal information about You. Except where required by law, Prevent Medical Error cannot ensure a response to questions or comments regarding topics unrelated to this policy or Prevent Medical Error's privacy practices.

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NONDISCRIMINATION: Prevent Medical Error does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, disability, religion, veteran status, age, financial or other status. We are a nonprofit that advocates for and includes all patients.

COMPETING INTERESTS: Investment income in United Health Group, Pfizer, Forest Laboratories, and Bristol Myers Squibb is providing funding for PME start-up and operating costs.