Privacy Policy

Information we may collect

Depending on how you use this website, information collected may include:

• name, email address, telephone number, and other contact information you voluntarily provide;
• information submitted when requesting an appointment or contacting the practice;
• technical information such as browser type, device type, IP address, referring page, and pages visited;
• information collected through cookies or similar technologies used for website functionality, security, or analytics; and
• health, insurance, billing, and treatment information collected separately as part of Ethos Clinic's clinical and administrative workflows.

How information may be used

Information may be used to:

• respond to inquiries;
• coordinate appointment requests and scheduling;
• provide and administer healthcare services;
• support billing, insurance, and practice operations;
• maintain and improve website functionality and security; and
• comply with applicable legal, regulatory, licensing, and professional obligations.

Website forms and clinical information

Website forms should not be used for emergencies. Please provide only the information requested by a form. Do not send Social Security numbers, detailed medical records, medication lists, insurance identification numbers, or other sensitive information through a general website form unless Ethos Clinic specifically requests that information through a designated process.

Submission of a website form does not guarantee an appointment and does not, by itself, establish a clinician-patient relationship.

Protected health information

Information created or maintained in connection with healthcare services may be protected by HIPAA and other applicable federal or Pennsylvania confidentiality laws. Ethos Clinic's practices concerning protected health information are described in our Notice of Privacy Practices.

Clinical systems and service providers

Ethos Clinic currently uses DrChrono for electronic health record and practice-management functions. Ethos may also use service providers to support hosting, communications, scheduling, maps, analytics, security, telehealth, and other website or practice functions.

Where required by law, Ethos Clinic uses appropriate contractual and privacy safeguards with service providers that handle protected health information.

Cookies and analytics

This website may use cookies and similar technologies necessary for website functionality, security, performance, or analytics. Browser settings may allow you to limit or delete cookies.

Ethos Clinic does not intend to use website tracking technologies in a manner that improperly discloses protected health information.

Information sharing

Information may be shared with service providers, professional advisors, insurers, payers, regulatory authorities, and others when appropriate and permitted or required by law. Ethos Clinic does not sell patient protected health information.

Data security

Ethos Clinic uses administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the information and services involved. However, no website, transmission method, or electronic system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

External websites

This website may link to third-party websites or services. Ethos Clinic does not control and is not responsible for the privacy, security, or content practices of third-party websites.

Children and minors

Ethos Clinic provides services to minors when permitted by applicable law. Rights relating to a minor's health information may vary depending on the patient's age, the service provided, who consented to treatment, and applicable federal and Pennsylvania law.

Questions

Questions about website privacy or protected health information may be directed to Ethos Clinic.

Emmaus: (484) 232-5288
Lehighton: (610) 900-4234
East Stroudsburg: (570) 664-0046

Changes to this policy

Ethos Clinic may update this Privacy Policy as the website, technology, or applicable requirements change. The current version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.